From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. October 30.—An American soldier, in the Maryland Gazette, thus addresses the unfortunate Cornwallis:— “My Lord:—A general who possesses that dignity of soul, which exalts the conqueror above the insolence of a triumph, and elevates the vanquished above meanness and…
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The SPEECH of Miss Polly Baker
Posted on Author Benjamin FranklinPosted in 3. Miscellaneous, Benjamin Franklin, Maryland Gazette, The Writings of Benjamin Franklin, Vol II: Philadelphia
The SPEECH of Miss Polly Baker, before a Court of Judicature, at Connecticut in New England, where she was prosecuted the fifth Time for having a Bastard Child; which influenced the Court to dispense with her Punishment, and induced one of her Judges to marry her the next Day. May it please the Honourable Bench…