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... Philadelphia , who , in foreclosing a mortgage , demanded his money according to law , and the under sheriff told him , that the man that desired specie , in such a state of things , ought to be Lynched ; " the word made me shudder ...
... Philadelphia , who , in foreclosing a mortgage , demanded his money according to law , and the under sheriff told him , that the man that desired specie , in such a state of things , ought to be Lynched ; " the word made me shudder ...
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... Philadelphia lawyers , " renowned as they are for their extraordinary cunning . Of course I had but one suit before his honour at a time , but still the lawyers , engaged in the dif- ferent suits , would all lend their assistance , to ...
... Philadelphia lawyers , " renowned as they are for their extraordinary cunning . Of course I had but one suit before his honour at a time , but still the lawyers , engaged in the dif- ferent suits , would all lend their assistance , to ...
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... Philadelphia , of August , 1837 , gives an account of a suit brought by a poor man who was required , to sustain his claim , to bring forward all the proofs that I have spoken of , and not being able to do it , he was nonsuited and ...
... Philadelphia , of August , 1837 , gives an account of a suit brought by a poor man who was required , to sustain his claim , to bring forward all the proofs that I have spoken of , and not being able to do it , he was nonsuited and ...
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... Philadelphia , some forty or fifty years back , there was but little occasion for punishment , and that the gaol was kept by an old Quaker lady , Mrs. Tweed . She was mild and kind , as her sex and creed would indicate . This gaol was ...
... Philadelphia , some forty or fifty years back , there was but little occasion for punishment , and that the gaol was kept by an old Quaker lady , Mrs. Tweed . She was mild and kind , as her sex and creed would indicate . This gaol was ...
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... Philadelphia , took the liberty of making use of a little of the paper of his bank , without the knowledge or leave of the rest concerned ; for which he underwent an examination , when , in the course of the evidence , it came out that ...
... Philadelphia , took the liberty of making use of a little of the paper of his bank , without the knowledge or leave of the rest concerned ; for which he underwent an examination , when , in the course of the evidence , it came out that ...
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