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... took refuge in contiguous States , or in the natural fastnesses of the country , he had re- tired with his family into one of the latter . The lower part of South Carolina for upwards of a hundred miles back from the sea is a level ...
... took refuge in contiguous States , or in the natural fastnesses of the country , he had re- tired with his family into one of the latter . The lower part of South Carolina for upwards of a hundred miles back from the sea is a level ...
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... took him . His army had to subsist itself on lean cattle , roaming almost wild in the woods ; and to supply the want of bread with green Indian corn , unripe apples , and peaches . The consequence was , a distressing prevalence of ...
... took him . His army had to subsist itself on lean cattle , roaming almost wild in the woods ; and to supply the want of bread with green Indian corn , unripe apples , and peaches . The consequence was , a distressing prevalence of ...
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... took place between their advance guards , in which Porterfield of the Virginia regulars was mortally wounded . Some prisoners were taken on either side . From these the respective commanders learnt the nature of the forces each had ...
... took place between their advance guards , in which Porterfield of the Virginia regulars was mortally wounded . Some prisoners were taken on either side . From these the respective commanders learnt the nature of the forces each had ...
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... took command of the post and its depen- dencies about the beginning of August , fixing his headquarters at Beverley , a country seat a little below West Point , on the opposite or eastern side of the river . It stood in a lonely part of ...
... took command of the post and its depen- dencies about the beginning of August , fixing his headquarters at Beverley , a country seat a little below West Point , on the opposite or eastern side of the river . It stood in a lonely part of ...
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... took in this dark transaction , and the degree of roman- tic interest subsequently thrown around his memory , call for a more specific notice of him . He was born in London , in 1751 , but his parents were of Geneva , in Switzerland ...
... took in this dark transaction , and the degree of roman- tic interest subsequently thrown around his memory , call for a more specific notice of him . He was born in London , in 1751 , but his parents were of Geneva , in Switzerland ...
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