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Riding north from his farm, he stopped in Phila - delphia to consult with the sturdy patriots of that bustling commercial city, went on to New York to assure Hamilton that Virginia would be sending first-class men to the impending convention, and then on to Boston, where he offered his support to the government that was struggling to put down Shays'Rebellion.
Legacy Michener, James 1987
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Century Philosophers (New Haven, 1932); and R.H. Shryock, The Development of Modern Medicine (Phila - delphia and London, 1936).
LONGEVITY GERALD J. GRUMAN 1968
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Spiritual and Anabaptist Writers (Phila - delphia, 1957) and G.H. Sabine, ed.,
Dictionary of the History of Ideas SANFORD A. LAKOFF 1968
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H. Boehmer, Road to Reformation (Phila - delphia, 1946).
CHRISTIANITY IN HISTORY HERBERT BUTTERFIELD 1968
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We asked him if he thought it would be safe for us to stop in Phila - delphia.
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Craft, William 1860
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He said, "No;" and added, "I bought tickets in Charleston to pass us through to Phila - delphia, and therefore you have no right to detain us here."
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Craft, William 1860
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When we left Macon, it was our intention to take a steamer at Charleston through to Phila - delphia; but on arriving there we found that the vessels did not run during the winter, and I have no doubt it was well for us they did not; for on the very last voyage the steamer made that we intended to go by, a fugitive was discovered secreted on board, and sent back to slavery.
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Craft, William 1860
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My master said, he thought the air of Phila - delphia would suit his complaint best; and, not only so, he thought he could get better advice there.
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Craft, William 1860
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October, 1792, as it was the 13th of November before the Phila - delphia plans were in Washington.
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