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... wrote to him . At length , an incident happened that sent me back again much sooner than I had intended . I had a brother - in - law , Robert Holmes , master of a sloop that traded between Boston and Delaware . He being at Newcastle ...
... wrote to him . At length , an incident happened that sent me back again much sooner than I had intended . I had a brother - in - law , Robert Holmes , master of a sloop that traded between Boston and Delaware . He being at Newcastle ...
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... wrote a paper to be read in Junto , representing these irregularities , but insisting more particu- larly on the inequality of this six - shilling tax of the constables , respecting the circumstances of those who paid it , since a poor ...
... wrote a paper to be read in Junto , representing these irregularities , but insisting more particu- larly on the inequality of this six - shilling tax of the constables , respecting the circumstances of those who paid it , since a poor ...
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... wrote to his wife from New York for " two or three little pieces on the game of chess among my books on the shelves . " In 1779 he wrote a short essay on the moral rules of chess . In this paper he warns the player to " snatch not ...
... wrote to his wife from New York for " two or three little pieces on the game of chess among my books on the shelves . " In 1779 he wrote a short essay on the moral rules of chess . In this paper he warns the player to " snatch not ...
Contents
DOGOOD PAPERS | 184 |
PREFACE TO POOR RICHARDS ALMANACK 1733 | 198 |
PREFACE TO POOR RICHARDS ALMANACK 1758 | 205 |
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