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... night there died in this place a woman who had lived to a remark- able age- Mrs. Nancy R. Dyer , widow of Hon . David Dyer , formerly of Henry County , Virginia , at the age of 95 years , 8 months and 4 days . She was the mother of ...
... night there died in this place a woman who had lived to a remark- able age- Mrs. Nancy R. Dyer , widow of Hon . David Dyer , formerly of Henry County , Virginia , at the age of 95 years , 8 months and 4 days . She was the mother of ...
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... night I slept in the wagon or on the ground , as the weather permitted . These de- tails are given for the purpose of showing the oppor- tunities of that day and this . Then five days , now less than five hours to make the trip ; then ...
... night I slept in the wagon or on the ground , as the weather permitted . These de- tails are given for the purpose of showing the oppor- tunities of that day and this . Then five days , now less than five hours to make the trip ; then ...
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... and wit- nessed the wreck of this family , I for the first time understood and appreciated the iniquity of the in- stitution . I went home that night and told my mother what I had seen . I said to her Boyhood in Lincoln County 35.
... and wit- nessed the wreck of this family , I for the first time understood and appreciated the iniquity of the in- stitution . I went home that night and told my mother what I had seen . I said to her Boyhood in Lincoln County 35.
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... night long , and with old Ming half asleep and the fiddle still going he would sing as an accompaniment , " Hop light , ladies , day is a'breaking , don't you see the morning star ? " Those were good old days , and everybody happy . The ...
... night long , and with old Ming half asleep and the fiddle still going he would sing as an accompaniment , " Hop light , ladies , day is a'breaking , don't you see the morning star ? " Those were good old days , and everybody happy . The ...
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... out to " Billy Browning's , ' to visit with the family of his former master and to stay over night at the place that had been his home 99 during the time of his apprenticeship . He arrived after 46 Autobiography and Reminiscences.
... out to " Billy Browning's , ' to visit with the family of his former master and to stay over night at the place that had been his home 99 during the time of his apprenticeship . He arrived after 46 Autobiography and Reminiscences.
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