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Page 475
... letter is still in possession of the Minis- ter ; since it is this possession , and not any employment of the letter , which bestows the power . With the employment the power departs . " " True , " said G - ; " and upon this con ...
... letter is still in possession of the Minis- ter ; since it is this possession , and not any employment of the letter , which bestows the power . With the employment the power departs . " " True , " said G - ; " and upon this con ...
Page 477
... letter . The fact is , it is becoming of more and more importance every day ; and the reward 10 has been lately doubled . If it were trebled , however , I could do no more than I have done . " fundity which has been attributed to Roche ...
... letter . The fact is , it is becoming of more and more importance every day ; and the reward 10 has been lately doubled . If it were trebled , however , I could do no more than I have done . " fundity which has been attributed to Roche ...
Page 482
... letter . This last was much soiled and crumpled . It was torn nearly in two , across the middle — as if a design , in the first instance , to tear it entirely up as worthless had been altered , or stayed , in the second . It had a large ...
... letter . This last was much soiled and crumpled . It was torn nearly in two , across the middle — as if a design , in the first instance , to tear it entirely up as worthless had been altered , or stayed , in the second . It had a large ...
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JONATHAN EDWARDS 17031758 | 16 |
Sarah Pierrepont | 24 |
JOHN WOOLMAN 17201772 | 31 |
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