Exiles in Virginia: With Observations on the Conduct of the Society of Friends During the Revolutionary War ; Comprising the Official Papers of the Government Relating to that Period. 1777-1778Thomas Gilpin Published for the subscribers, 1848 - 302 páginas |
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