The Washington Guide: Containing Capt. John Smith's Account of the Chesapeake Bay ...

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F. Taylor, 1837 - Plants - 310 pages
 

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Page 82 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
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