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Notions of the Americans: Picked Up by a Travelling Bachelor, Volume 1 James Fenimore Cooper No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 249 - The men arranged themselves on one side of the room, and the women on the other.
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Page 144 - I have the honour, and enjoy the delight, to congratulate the Representatives of the Union, so vastly enlarged, on the 'realization of those wishes, even beyond every human expectation, and upon the almost infinite prospects we can with certainty anticipate. " Permit me, Mr. Speaker, and gentlemen of the House of Representatives, to join, to the expression of those sentiments, a tribute of my lively gratitude, affectionate devotion, and profound respect.
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| Title | Notions of the Americans, Volumes 1-2 Notions of the Americans, James Fenimore Cooper |
| Author | James Fenimore Cooper |
| Publisher | Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1835 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 8 Jan 2008 |
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