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... tion . On account of the hardships of travel in cold weather it became necessary to defer the journey until spring . In the meanwhile the bracing winter of the Cumberland Valley exercised a curative influence on the invalids , their ...
... tion . On account of the hardships of travel in cold weather it became necessary to defer the journey until spring . In the meanwhile the bracing winter of the Cumberland Valley exercised a curative influence on the invalids , their ...
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... tion to leave this country , in which indeed I have met with many discouragements and disappointments ; but as it pleased God to restore my health in December last , and many people were still earnest for my staying , I intimated to the ...
... tion to leave this country , in which indeed I have met with many discouragements and disappointments ; but as it pleased God to restore my health in December last , and many people were still earnest for my staying , I intimated to the ...
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... tion relating to Dickinson College fills volumes 41 and 42 , and from their contents much may be gleaned in regard to the trials and tribulations of the founders . The period covered extends from September 3 , 1782 , to February 6 ...
... tion relating to Dickinson College fills volumes 41 and 42 , and from their contents much may be gleaned in regard to the trials and tribulations of the founders . The period covered extends from September 3 , 1782 , to February 6 ...
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The Founding and Founders of Dickinson College (Classic Reprint) Edward W. Biddle No preview available - 2017 |
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