The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries, Volume 3John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond A. S. Barnes., 1879 - United States |
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... Regiment New York Artillery , New York in 1809 - Reminiscence of the firm of Archibald Gracie & Co. , by Charles King , The Battle of Buena Vista , by Ellen Hardin Walworth , Case of Major André , by J. C. Stockbridge , . • Seventy ...
... Regiment New York Artillery , New York in 1809 - Reminiscence of the firm of Archibald Gracie & Co. , by Charles King , The Battle of Buena Vista , by Ellen Hardin Walworth , Case of Major André , by J. C. Stockbridge , . • Seventy ...
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... regiments and providing for the defense of the city , until the 30th June , when , the British fleet and army under Sir William Howe having entered the harbor , the public papers and treasure were removed to White Plains . It then ...
... regiments and providing for the defense of the city , until the 30th June , when , the British fleet and army under Sir William Howe having entered the harbor , the public papers and treasure were removed to White Plains . It then ...
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... regiment as a volunteer ; which requisitions as they were not complied with in due time , I beg leave to decline the acceptance of any rank or degree in the service of his Catholic Majesty . The annals of history must have informed your ...
... regiment as a volunteer ; which requisitions as they were not complied with in due time , I beg leave to decline the acceptance of any rank or degree in the service of his Catholic Majesty . The annals of history must have informed your ...
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... ser- vant , JOHN SULLIVAN , Late Captain 4th regiment American light dragoons . P. S. In the alternative of peace or war , I shall ever entertain the highest respect for your Excellency , and should be happy in 46 REPRINTS.
... ser- vant , JOHN SULLIVAN , Late Captain 4th regiment American light dragoons . P. S. In the alternative of peace or war , I shall ever entertain the highest respect for your Excellency , and should be happy in 46 REPRINTS.
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... regiment to occupy . Governor Livingston supposed your present station the most eligible to pre- vent the incursions of the enemy , and to suppress illicit trade . The force on Staten Island was then but small , the present force of the ...
... regiment to occupy . Governor Livingston supposed your present station the most eligible to pre- vent the incursions of the enemy , and to suppress illicit trade . The force on Staten Island was then but small , the present force of the ...
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Page 736 - O'er Angostura's plain — And long the pitying sky has wept Above its mouldering slain. The raven's scream, or eagle's flight, Or shepherd's pensive lay, Alone awakes each sullen height That frowned o'er that dread fray. Sons of the Dark and Bloody Ground, Ye must not slumber there, Where stranger steps and tongues resound Along the heedless air; Your own proud land's...
Page 736 - THE muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo ; No more on Life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
Page 479 - Unhappy it is to reflect that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast; and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America, are to be either drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice?^ CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Page 472 - I understand that you are advised and have some thoughts of putting your son George to sea. I think he had better be put apprentice to a tinker, for a common sailor before the mast has by no means the common liberty of the subject ; for they will press him from a ship where he has fifty shillings a month and make him take twenty-three, and cut and slash and use him like a negro, or rather like a dog.
Page 150 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 500 - This is a decisive moment ; one of the most, I will go further, and say, the most important America has seen. The court of France has made a glorious effort for our deliverance, and if we disappoint its intentions by our supineness, we must become contemptible in the eyes of all mankind, nor can we after that venture to confide that our allies will persist in an attempt to establish what, it will appear, we want inclination or ability to assist them in.
Page 151 - Hook. The whole company followed in mute and solemn procession, with dejected countenances, testifying feelings of delicious melancholy, which no language can describe. Having entered the barge, he turned to the company, and, waving his hat, bid them a silent adieu.
Page 708 - And on, still on, our column kept Through walls of flame its withering way ; Where fell the dead the living stept, Still charging on the guns which swept The slippery streets of Monterey.
Page 344 - I feel myself eased of a load of public care. I hope to spend the remainder of my days in cultivating the affections of good men, and in the practice of the domestic virtues.
Page 1 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.