Memoirs of a Life, Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania, Within the Last Sixty Years: With Occasional Remarks Upon the General Occurrences, Character and Spirit of that Eventful Period |
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... regiments of cavalry , and my evenings , when there was no company , were generally employed in ar- ranging them in order of battle . Divided into two bodies , they were disposed in hostile array , while round pieces of card ...
... regiments of cavalry , and my evenings , when there was no company , were generally employed in ar- ranging them in order of battle . Divided into two bodies , they were disposed in hostile array , while round pieces of card ...
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... regiment , which every morning passed our door , I had , among other tunes , learnt the grenadier's march ; and I remember one day being on a visit to- my father , who then resided in the country at a place of doctor Denormandie's , as ...
... regiment , which every morning passed our door , I had , among other tunes , learnt the grenadier's march ; and I remember one day being on a visit to- my father , who then resided in the country at a place of doctor Denormandie's , as ...
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... regiment of foot was stationed there . But the cita- del or place of arms was in the very heart of the ci- ty , all around and within the old court - house and Friend's meeting - house . Here stood the artillery , under the command of ...
... regiment of foot was stationed there . But the cita- del or place of arms was in the very heart of the ci- ty , all around and within the old court - house and Friend's meeting - house . Here stood the artillery , under the command of ...
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... regiment , as also by those of the Royal Irish . Besides these , it sometimes accommodated officers of other armies , and other uniforms . Of this de- scription , was the Baron de Kalb , who visited this country probably about the year ...
... regiment , as also by those of the Royal Irish . Besides these , it sometimes accommodated officers of other armies , and other uniforms . Of this de- scription , was the Baron de Kalb , who visited this country probably about the year ...
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... regiment , and others , who were then in the house , became familiarized to the appellation , and appropri- ated it . Thus , Desdemona , or rather Desdy , for shortness , was the name she generally afterwards went by among that set of ...
... regiment , and others , who were then in the house , became familiarized to the appellation , and appropri- ated it . Thus , Desdemona , or rather Desdy , for shortness , was the name she generally afterwards went by among that set of ...
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