 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - New York (State) - 1842 - 652 pages
...be done him." Among those who made a successful defence and kept the foe at bay, was Adam Vrooman. Being well supplied with ammunition, and trusting...the strength of his building, which was a sort of a fort, he formed the desperate resolution to defend himself to the last extremity; and if it should... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - New York (State) - 1842 - 666 pages
...resolution to defend himself to the last extremity ; and if it should prove his fate to perish in the ruins of his own domicil, to sell his own life and that of his children as dear as possible. Seconded in his efforts by one of his sons, who assisted in loading his guns, he... | |
 | J. C. Gilleland - Gulf States - 1851 - 478 pages
...be done him." Among those who made a successful defence and kept the foe at bay, was Adam Vrooman. Being well supplied with ammunition, and trusting...the strength of his building, which was a sort of a fort, he formed the desperate resolution to defend himself to the last extremity; and if it should... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 782 pages
...the streets. Among those who made a successful defense, and kept the foe at bay, was Adam Vrooman. Being well supplied with ammunition, and trusting...the strength of his building, which was a sort of a fort, he formed the desperate resolution to defend himself to the last extremity, and if it should... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 792 pages
...be done him. Among those who made a successful defense, and kept the foe at bay, was Ad ara Vrooman. Being well supplied with ammunition, and trusting...the strength of his building, which was a sort of a fort, he formed the desperate resolution to defend himself to the last extremity, and if it should... | |
 | Jasper Danckaerts, Peter Sluyter - Labadists - 1867 - 514 pages
...prevent surprise. Among those who made a successful defense, and kept the foe at bay was Adam Vrooman. Being well supplied with ammunition and trusting to...life and that of his children as dearly as possible. His house was soon filled with smoke ; his wife, nearly suffocated with it, cautiously yet imprudently... | |
| |
Among those who made a successful defense, and kept the foe at bay was Adam Vrooman. Being well supplied with ammunition and trusting to the strength of his building, which was a sort of... 