Collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 1J. Pennington, 1853 - 426 halaman |
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... cause of my brothers and sisters ' all becoming scattered . At last I was the only one left at home , except the three children he had by my stepmother , viz . , John Frederick , Jacob , and Rebecca . Everything went crab - fashion ...
... cause of my brothers and sisters ' all becoming scattered . At last I was the only one left at home , except the three children he had by my stepmother , viz . , John Frederick , Jacob , and Rebecca . Everything went crab - fashion ...
Halaman 7
... caused dangerous falls to our- selves and horses . The 4th we reached Shomoken , † but did not find a living soul at home who could assist us in crossing the Susquehanna river . The 5th we lay still ; we had now made about eighty miles ...
... caused dangerous falls to our- selves and horses . The 4th we reached Shomoken , † but did not find a living soul at home who could assist us in crossing the Susquehanna river . The 5th we lay still ; we had now made about eighty miles ...
Halaman 14
... cause . At dawn we again commenced firing our pieces , on which a canoe with some women at last came from the villiage , to take us across the river , as we supposed . But they only came over the bottom land to the edge of the river ...
... cause . At dawn we again commenced firing our pieces , on which a canoe with some women at last came from the villiage , to take us across the river , as we supposed . But they only came over the bottom land to the edge of the river ...
Halaman 16
... caused by the sweetness of the sugar . My companion Stoffel became impatient and out of spirits , and wished himself dead . He desired me to procure a canoe in which to float down the streams until we reached Pennsyl- vania , which ...
... caused by the sweetness of the sugar . My companion Stoffel became impatient and out of spirits , and wished himself dead . He desired me to procure a canoe in which to float down the streams until we reached Pennsyl- vania , which ...
Halaman 17
... cause why game has become scarce . I will tell you . You kill it for the sake of the skins , which you give for strong liquor and drown your senses , and kill one another , and carry on a dreadful debauchery . Therefore have I driven ...
... cause why game has become scarce . I will tell you . You kill it for the sake of the skins , which you give for strong liquor and drown your senses , and kill one another , and carry on a dreadful debauchery . Therefore have I driven ...
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