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We now alongst the coast haue saild so many a mile,
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Boston, altho he saild a fortnight after me, and went on to
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Plenty, is not yet arrived, and we are anxious for him as he saild the 7 of October.
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 7 - 13 December 1783 1993
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A storm prevented my sending the day appointed, and she saild by sun rise the Next morning.
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 13 - 25 November 1782 1993
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Ah! how great has my anxiety been, what have I not sufferd since I heard my dear Charles was on Board and no intelligence to be procured of the vessel for 4 months after she saild.
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 9 December 1781 1973
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By her I have wrote before, she has not yet saild, and I love to amuse myself with my pen, and pour out some of the tender sentiments of a Heart over flowing with affection, not for the Eye of a cruel Enemy who no doubt would ridicule every Humane and Social Sentiment long ago grown Callous to the finer sensibilities -- but for the sympathetick Heart that Beats in unison with
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 27 December 1778 1973
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I fear he has no Letters for me, as he brings word that the Fame saild the day before him, but has not yet been heard of.
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 15 January 1781 1973
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Estaing has saild near a fortnight, Biron with 15 sail lay upon the watch for him, but a very terrible Storm prevented the Count from sailing, and shatterd Birons Fleet.
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 12 November 1778, draft 1973
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Providence, who saild the day after the Fame, but suppose you wrote by her, and sailing so near together, did not think it worth your while to write by him.
Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 28 January 1781 1973
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It wants but a few days of four months since the Boston saild and in all that time we have received no inteligance with regard to her but what was a week ago printed in a New York paper, viz. that she was taken and carried into
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