The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a ContinuationCharles Tappan, 1845 - 612 Seiten |
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... wind , and in three days found myself at New York , near , three hundred miles from my home , at the age of seven- teen , ( October , 1723 ) , without the least recommenda- tion , or knowledge of any person in the place , and very ...
... wind , and in three days found myself at New York , near , three hundred miles from my home , at the age of seven- teen , ( October , 1723 ) , without the least recommenda- tion , or knowledge of any person in the place , and very ...
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... wind was so high , and the surge so loud , that we could not understand each other . There were some small boats near the shore , and we made signs , and called to them to fetch us ; but they either did not comprehend us , or it was im ...
... wind was so high , and the surge so loud , that we could not understand each other . There were some small boats near the shore , and we made signs , and called to them to fetch us ; but they either did not comprehend us , or it was im ...
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... wind abating the next day , we made a shift to reach Amboy before night ; having been thirty hours on the water , without victuals , or any drink but a bottle of filthy rum ; the water we sailed on being salt . In the evening I found ...
... wind abating the next day , we made a shift to reach Amboy before night ; having been thirty hours on the water , without victuals , or any drink but a bottle of filthy rum ; the water we sailed on being salt . In the evening I found ...
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... wind , we rowed all the way ; and about mid- night , not having yet seen the city , some of the com- pany were confident we must have passed it , and would row no further ; the others knew not where we were , so we put towards the shore ...
... wind , we rowed all the way ; and about mid- night , not having yet seen the city , some of the com- pany were confident we must have passed it , and would row no further ; the others knew not where we were , so we put towards the shore ...
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... windy weather the dust blown in upon their goods , & c . & c . I sent one of these papers to each house , and in a day or two went round to see who would subscribe an agreement to pay these six- pences ; it was unanimously signed , and ...
... windy weather the dust blown in upon their goods , & c . & c . I sent one of these papers to each house , and in a day or two went round to see who would subscribe an agreement to pay these six- pences ; it was unanimously signed , and ...
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acquainted affairs afterwards American appeared appointed arrived Assembly Benjamin Franklin Boston Britain British captain character colonies commissioners conduct Congress continued Count de Vergennes court desire Ecton endeavour England father favor formed France French friends gave give Governor hands honor inhabitants instructions Keimer King land letter liberty lived London Lord Lord Chatham Lord Dartmouth Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames Lord Loudoun Lord Shelburne Massachusetts ment ministers ministry morning negotiation never night obtained occasion opinion paper Paris Parliament peace Pennsylvania persons Peter Folger petition Philadelphia philosophical pounds sterling present principles printed procure proposed Proprietaries province published Quakers received respect Richard Bache sail Sarah Bache says sent ship Society soon Stamp Act thing thought thousand pounds tion took town treaty United William William Temple Franklin wind writing wrote