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The British victories appear to have impressed the pirates 'mind but slightly; and in 1812 we find Mr. A'Court (Lord Heytesbury) condescending to negotiate terms between the Corsairs and our allies the Portuguese, by which the latter obtained immunity from molestation and the release of their countrymen by the payment altogether of over
The Story of the Barbary Corsairs Stanley Lane-Poole
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And hasn't Sir Robert Peel and Mr. A'Court been down to Tamworth to be reseated?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 Various
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Samuel A'Court Ashe, a most creditable historian, also seems to doubt the origin of the Croatan Indians from White's lost colony.
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At the age of twenty-four Elizabeth A'Court, who moved in the best circles of early Victorian society, married one of the most promising and independent of the young politicians of the day, Sidney
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement] 1840-1916 1913
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Lady Herbert was the daughter of General Charles A'Court, who was a member of Parliament as well as a soldier, while her uncle, who afterwards became Lord Heytesbury, was British Ambassador at St. Petersburg.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 16 [Supplement] 1840-1916 1913
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The separate at survives in A'Court and A'Beckett, at the beck head; cf. Allan a 'Dale (Chapter XII).
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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With Bedford's approval, Conway, Barré, and with them General A'Court, who had also voted in the minority, were deprived of their commands, and Shelburne,
The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration William Hunt 1886
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A correspondence on the intended change took place between Lord Castlereagh and A'Court, the
A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878 Charles Alan Fyffe 1868
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A'Court (Ambassador at Naples) to Castlereagh, Dec. 7,
A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878 Charles Alan Fyffe 1868
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The substance of this secret clause was communicated to A'Court, the English Ambassador at Naples.
A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878 Charles Alan Fyffe 1868
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