The History of Virgil A. Stewart: And His Adventure in Capturing and Exposing the Great "western Land Pirate" and His Gang, in Connexion with the Evidence; Also of the Trials, Confessions, and Execution of a Number of Murrell's Associates in the State of Mississippi During the Summer of 1835, and the Execution of Five Professional Gamblers by the Citizens of Vicksburg, on the 6th July, 1835 |
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He had a house prepared for the reception of his goods about one mile above
the town of Tuscahoma ; but , soon after his arrival , sold off his stock on credit ,
and began examining the country so as to be prepared to enter land as soon as ...
He had a house prepared for the reception of his goods about one mile above
the town of Tuscahoma ; but , soon after his arrival , sold off his stock on credit ,
and began examining the country so as to be prepared to enter land as soon as ...
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S . “ Such a man as that , placed in a situation to make a display of his talents ,
would soon render the name and remembrance of an Alexander or a Jackson
little and inconsiderable when compared with his own ; he is great from the force
of ...
S . “ Such a man as that , placed in a situation to make a display of his talents ,
would soon render the name and remembrance of an Alexander or a Jackson
little and inconsiderable when compared with his own ; he is great from the force
of ...
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Their boat very soon began to show itself unequal to a contest with the waves
and current ; and they found it necessary to make a timely retreat from a struggle
in which the chances appeared so evidently against them . They returned to the ...
Their boat very soon began to show itself unequal to a contest with the waves
and current ; and they found it necessary to make a timely retreat from a struggle
in which the chances appeared so evidently against them . They returned to the ...
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Unfortunate beings ! thought Hues , as he surveyed , with emotions of pity , their
forlorn condition ; how soon will your delusions vanish ! how soon will be written ,
in letters of blood , the disappointment of all your fond visions and cherished ...
Unfortunate beings ! thought Hues , as he surveyed , with emotions of pity , their
forlorn condition ; how soon will your delusions vanish ! how soon will be written ,
in letters of blood , the disappointment of all your fond visions and cherished ...
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... and was getting a heavy practice , when an opportunity offered for me to rob
the good man ' s secretary of nine hundred and sixty dollars in gold , and I could
have got as much more in silver if I could have carried it . I was soon on the road
...
... and was getting a heavy practice , when an opportunity offered for me to rob
the good man ' s secretary of nine hundred and sixty dollars in gold , and I could
have got as much more in silver if I could have carried it . I was soon on the road
...
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| Título | The History of Virgil A. Stewart: And His Adventure in Capturing and Exposing the Great "western Land Pirate" and His Gang, in Connexion with the Evidence; Also of the Trials, Confessions, and Execution of a Number of Murrell's Associates in the State of Mississippi During the Summer of 1835 ... Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920 HeinOnline: World trials library The History of Virgil A. Stewart, H. R. Howard |
| Compilado por | H. R. Howard |
| Editora | Harper & Brothers, 1836 |
| Original de | a Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque |
| Digitalizado | 11 Jul 2007 |
| Número de páginas | 273 páginas |
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