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... letter mentioning the concern of my friends in Boston at my abrupt departure , assuring me of their good will to me , and that every thing would be accommodated to my mind if I would return , to which he exhorted me very earnestly . I ...
... letter mentioning the concern of my friends in Boston at my abrupt departure , assuring me of their good will to me , and that every thing would be accommodated to my mind if I would return , to which he exhorted me very earnestly . I ...
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... letters from him . " So , put- ting the letter into my hand , he turn'd on his heel and left me to serve some customer . I was surprised to find these were not the governor's letters ; and , after recollecting and comparing ...
... letters from him . " So , put- ting the letter into my hand , he turn'd on his heel and left me to serve some customer . I was surprised to find these were not the governor's letters ; and , after recollecting and comparing ...
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... letter and the minutes accompanying it be- ing shown to a friend , I received from him the following : Letter from Mr. Benjamin Vaughan . " PARIS , January 31 , 1783 . " MY DEAREST SIR : When I had read over your sheets of minutes of ...
... letter and the minutes accompanying it be- ing shown to a friend , I received from him the following : Letter from Mr. Benjamin Vaughan . " PARIS , January 31 , 1783 . " MY DEAREST SIR : When I had read over your sheets of minutes of ...
Contents
DOGOOD PAPERS | 184 |
PREFACE TO POOR RICHARDS ALMANACK 1733 | 198 |
PREFACE TO POOR RICHARDS ALMANACK 1758 | 205 |
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