 | 1824 - 706 Seiten
...ashore from on board of a little sloop at New York, a lad of only seventeen years old, without the least knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in his pocket. A few days afterwards he is found buying threepence worth of rolls out of a baker's shop... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 440 Seiten
...hundred miles from his home, at the age of seventeen, without the least recommendation, as he tells us, or knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in his pocket. Worst of all, upon applying to the only printer likely to give him any employment, he found... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 452 Seiten
...hundred miles from his home, at the age of seventeen, without the least recommendation, as he tells us, or knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in his pocket. Worst of all, upon applying to the only printer likely to give him any employment, he found... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 Seiten
...hundred miles from his home, at the age of seventeen, without the least recommendation, as he tells us, or knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in his pocket. Worst of all, upon applying to the only printer likely to give him any employment, he found... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1845 - 778 Seiten
...hundred miles from his home, at the age of seventeen, without the least recommendation, as he tells us, or knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in his ]«cket. Worst of all, upon applying to the only printer likely to give him any employment, he... | |
 | People - 1845 - 348 Seiten
...near three hundred miles from his home, at the age of seventeen, without the least recommendation, or knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in hi* pocket. Finding no employment at this place, he proceeded to Philadelphia, a hundred miles further.... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1854 - 56 Seiten
...ashore from on board of a little sloop at New York, a lad of only seventeen years old, without the least knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in his pocket. A few days afterwards he is found buying threepence worth of rolls out of a baker's shop... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1855 - 468 Seiten
...hundred miles from home, at the age of seventeen, " without," as he says, " the least recommendation or knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in my pocket." 4. Meeting with no employment at New York, Franklin boldly pushed on to Philadelphia, which was one... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1858 - 524 Seiten
...hundred miles from his home, at the aee of seventeen, without the least recommendation, as he tells us. or knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money iiihis pocket Worst of all, upon applying to the only renter likely to give him any employment, he... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1865 - 594 Seiten
...hundred miles from his home, at the age of seventeen, without the least recommendation, as he tells us, or knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in his pocket. Worst of all, upon applying to the only printer likely to give him any employment, he found... | |
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So I sold some of my books to raise a little money, was taken on board privately, and as we had a fair wind, in three days I found myself in New York, near 300 miles from home, a boy of but 17, without the least recommendation to, or knowledge of any... 
