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The application requisite to the duties of the office I hold [governor of Virginia] is so excessive, and the execution of them… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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“duty at the naval station there. A sorrowful welcome awaited him, however, for his brother had died just before his arrival. The… — Mabel Beebe Copy Share Image
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