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Mountchance, whose scruples at taking charge of a wounded man who might probably die in his house were easily overcome. A few days later the following paragraph appeared in the Daily Post: "We learn that an affair of honour has taken place between A d D e, Esqr., of the Temple, and Mr.
There opened out a thin slit of a drawer, just big enough to hold a flat book bound in leather and stamped with two letters, "F.H." On the fly-leaf appeared, in his own neat, fine script, "The Diary of Freeman Hynds, Esqr." The thing seemed incredible, impossible. His own daughter had evidently been unaware of the existence of this book, which he had not had time to destroy.
Since some of the towns were organized before the colonial legislatures began to pass comprehensive laws, the towns continued, by permission of the colonial governments, to exercise extended powers. The proceedings of a Boston town meeting in 1731 are thus reported: "After Prayer by the Revt. mr. John Webb, "Habijah Savage Esqr. was chose to be Moderator for this meeting
A few quotations from the original papers of the firm, which are now in the possession of the author, will throw light upon the nature of their subsequent operations. "CONTRACTED and agreed on the 9th day of August, 1781, with Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, Commissioner of his Majesty's Navy, resident at Halifax, by us Michael Francklin, Esqr., of Windsor, and Wm.
I read it then and copied it when I left the house next morning. It ran thus: RICHARD WATTS, Esqr. by his will dated 22 Aug., 1579, founded this charity for six poor travellers, who not being Rogues, or Proctors, may receive gratis, for one Night, Lodging, Entertainment, and four pence each. In testimony of his Munificence, in honour of his Memory, and inducement to his Example, Nathl.
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