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I. J !'Y ' Biographical notitt! at Mr.! Joel Barlow, Minister
J ilk. f JMsmpotentiary of tlie United Sutes of America,
the trench Government. .
il'Y. Mr. D m low wus born in: l755 in the town of
V' 'Keeling, ia the state of Connecticut, Hfc receiir.
i'.u ed an excellent education, and shew-d at an ear
ly age a decided preference for the belle? Jettres,
. vhicli he has since cultivated with . success, and
' to which hie owes a share of that clorv which will
descend with his name to posterity'. He was still1 cunly
engaged in his studies at the period pf the rupture
between England and her colonies Young Bar
low possessed too much elevation' of soul to remain
an indiiTereut spectator of an event which involv
ed tht dearest interests of his country He ap
beared several times as a volunteer in the field of
: honor, and hi companions in arms, among whom
'tvere f iur of his brothers, did justice to his patrio-
tK ztttl i nd intrepidity.
In 1778, he took the degree of batchelorof arts
and . applied himse'f to the study of the law, in the
leisure moments which events left at hw disposal
however h engaged in a different career from that
V '.uc uar. tic a-.cjjicii uio j'loiyc in niapiaiij
of brigade, which was off red to bitn by Ihe state
of Massachusetts. It may be observed, that
mtmjj-the Presbyterians of New.Engla.nd, the
jirie'sthocd Is only a kind pf civil ordination. He
wno receives ti may engage in qmer avocations,
and it is not uncomo'oo to see young qien preach
the eosnel, in order to procure the time and
means necessary to qualify them for another pro
fession";1 ' .. -
In his new espacity f chaplain, Mi. Barlow
iblIoed the army until the conclusion 6f peace in
fJJ83. It was during this tempestuous periods
that he sketched and in a manner finished his
beautiful poem of the Columbiid, which secured
hm n bouorable station amongst the . eminent
potts.'!.:.-? "
He had married m 1781, Miss Baldwin of New
Haven, sister to the senator of jthat name ; as
istinKuishei for the su periorityf her mind as
for her amiable.qualities, and who was worthy of
lac nu&oanu sne na'i rnoosen.
When the Independence of the U. States was
scknowledgejl, Mr.Bai low went to .Hartford
where; he recommenced the study of the law. In
1785, Jhe was admitted to the bar, where he dis
lii guished himself in such a maimer as to at
tract the notice of his fellow citizens.
r,;, Iiv'if 87 he piblhed the vision of Columbus, ov,
J the Culumbia'U" of which we have already spoken
' aus men ea reputation oi mis poem soon spread
irom America to CiUrope, ana n was even reprm
ted in London a few months after its first publics.
ion. t
At this time, a company of very respectable
ftteri, with the greatest part of whom he had been
acquainted in the armyV bought from Congress an
immense tract of land, situate pn the banks of the
Ohio. It was propped to sell a part of these
Unds to fbieignrS and to divide the rest among
pe members of the company. ; Mr. Barlow fa
requested lo assist the execution of this project,
and to proceed for that purpose to Eurcpe. lie
nservted to it the more willingly, as the voyage
ttas in perfect consonance with the liberality of
bis taste and with the desire which he had long
Cjienshed oi seeing and studying the Celebrated
eountries of the old continent, whoae genius had
Draught all the arts to perfection. Soon aftfer his
arrival in England, he went to France, where he
Attended with success to the interest of his em
ployers. The establishment? of which he became
one of the fust proprietors, was begun in 1788,
and increased so rapidly through the affluence ol
the American colonists that ia 1812, it contained
a population of 280,760 souls . The state of Ohio
admitted among the members of the federal uni
Cf, now forms the seventeenth province of the
American republic, t -
During the first years of the French revolution,
1xi Barlow "resided in London, where le pub.
Ilshed. different works, remarkable for the depth
qf his views, and the merit of their style, which
procured for their author the applause of states-
pen i''dot men of taste. Mr. Fox himself gave
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leu work which wilralwayi be sought, after by
true philosophers t ai a poet, he has signalized
by a great work, the rising literature of his coun
try : his glory will exist as long as the language
wmcn served totllustrate his name,
Jn privaVe life he possessed all the essential
qualities which. could contribute to his own hap
pines and that of the persons by whom he was
uiiuuhuco. - niving auainea Dy ms roeru me
exercise of high offices, he-was freer from the
ridiculous weakness of some men, who effect to
despise literary i success, without which they
would, still have remained in impenetrable ob
scuruy ne spone oi nis worxs wunoui priae
and without false modesty. The strokes of his
wit flowed frequently from a sprightly disposition.
His judgment was always correct and just. Ua
der a grave and perhaps austere exterior, he con
cealed an ardent and fueling mind. His open'
ness invited confidence. Unshaken in his attach
ment, sincerely beloved by all those whom he.ad
mitted to his society, he has left universal re
grets, and it would be utterly impossible to de
scribe the grief of his wife and family. She has
lost the object in which all her, , affections cen-
tered. There are losses for which
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The blaclc Arabkn Barbi
Sinl to America in ltffD bf Cslbfci JLid?'ourXQfo
Mid general at Jigierf toko obtained him fromf
C- the Dey da a mar It o his particular Javort "
tTTTlLL stand Jt my "stable, in Salisbury, the
V V present season,1' now commenced. For
particulars reference can be had to my bills. V
As this is the first genuine Arabian that ever
stood, in North Carolina,.-and as it is universally
admitted .tyiat the superior excellence of the Eng
lish horses is owing more to their being crossed
with Arabians and Barbs, than to any other cir
cumstance, it is hoped the Amencari breeder will
not permit so good an opportunity to pass unim
proved. . " ' '
This Horse was selected by Col. Lear from the
private stable of the Dey of Algiers, which con
sisted of 30 that were chosen frprn his public sta
ble of 200, Col. Lear speaki of him as having
the highest character of any horse in the whole
regency. -
- J. A. PEARSON."
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Salisbury. Mtrch 9, 1810. j ' 86,'til June 20.
rCHEME PFithK OXf ord aca
Navigation of Roanoke
no earthlv T N conformity to m Act.of j ihe lasi General
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consolation exists. If any thine could assuage J. Assembly, entitled" An act for improving the
Navigation oiKoanoke Kiver, from the town of
such piercing sorrows, it would be the thought,
that the, memory of Mr. Barlow is dear 'to all good
men, and that the remembrance of his virtues and
talents will neyerperish. ' . ;
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tesiimony to the ulent of ; Mr." Barlow, -and the highest tree'Ar trees'li r.n i,.
a ff . i a wv f ,? " O r-ffurw- v k v v uia , 1J1 LiOi
nrnniMinrpn hi ninmtirr it th Hrtntt rm f. i " :
JJ Mw IWIHUI MV W04 V Will
CONDUCTOR, OR LIGHTNING RODS i
An extract front Cavallo,
A conductor should consist of asrod of Iron, or
of other -metal, about three quarters of an inch
thick, fastened to the wall of the building, not
by Iron clamps, but by wooden onei. The rod
should be uninterrupted from the top of the build-
to the ground ; or if it consist of various
pieces, care must be had to join the pieces as
perfectly as possible. If this conductor stood
quite detached from the building, and supported
by pieces of wood at the distance of one or two
feet from the wall, il : would be better for com
mon ediiices ; but it is particularly advisable fbr
gun-pounder magazines, gun pounder mills, and
all such bufldihgs as contain combustibles ready
to take fire. The upper end of the conductor
should terminate in one or more sharp points
which, if the conductor be of Iron, ought to be
gilt, in order to pre vent the rust or the oxigina
tion.
1 his sharp end should be elevated above 1 the
ughest part of the building (as above a stack of
chimnies, to which it may be fastened) at least
five or six feet The lower end of the conductor
should be dri ren five or six feet into the ground,
and in a direction leading trom the foundation
or it would be better to connect it with the nearest
piece of water. '
For an edifice of a moderate r.iie, one of those
conductors is perhaps suSkient ; but a laret
building ousjbt to have two.'or three or mort
conductors at its most distant parts ;
On board of ships a chain has often been used
on account of its pliable ness ; but in several cast s
the chain has been actually broken by the light
ninp, inconsequence ol the obstruction which
le electric fluid meets with in going through the
various links ; hence, instead of a chain, a coppi r
wire aoout one, tmru part ot an inch thick, is no
more commonly used. One of those wires should
be elevated two or. three feet above the highest
mast in the vessel; this should be continued
down along the imst as far as the deck, where
by bending, it should be adapted to the surface of
such parts asmay.be more convenient ; and by
continuing it down the side of the "vessel, it
should always be maderto communicate with the
water.
With regard to personal Security in time of a
thuhder storm, if a person be in a house which is
not furnished with a conductor, it is advisable no i
to siana near any metallic articles, viz. near gilt
name!), enjmney grates, oeil wires, Iron case
ments, and the like. In the middle of a room,
upon a oty cnair, or table, or matrasses, or other
insulated articles, is ihe safest situation. Should
a storm happen when a person is in the oDen
fields, and far from any tuilding, the betst thing
uc can uo is iu reiirc wunin a small distance nF
Halifax to the phce where the Virginia line in
teracts the same," the undersigned, Commission
era namtd injthe said act for the city of Raleigh,
have opened a Book' for Subscriptions for Shares
in the Capital Stock for accomplshing the isaid un
dertaking, which-will continue open till the lstof
October, at the Bookstores of J. , Oales and W.
Boy lan.
'The proppsed Capital Stock is, limited, to lOQj
000 dollars, to be divided into shares of ldfr' dol
lars each- I A general meeting of the subscribers
is to be held at Halifax on the 4th Monday in Oc
tober-next ; and if 400 shares be not subscribed
before, or at said meeting, all subscriptions made
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j 072 prizes
2028 blank
Lottery.
S 2QOU hi
100O
) 500
200
100.
20 tickets each.
V50 '
'20
Not two blanka
to a prize.
S 15,50(
3100 tickets at 5 dollars each, is R is .
Der cent. 1 w'tt;
Stationary Pi izes as follow, .
First 500 drawu Blanks entitled to 6dnN0
eat
200 dolls.
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50 dolls. eaci
20 dolls. ey
First drawn Ticket,
Ditto, on the 4th, 6th, Bth, and
10th days,
Ditto, on the T 2th, 1 4th, 1 5th and
18th days,
Ditto, on each day from the 20th
to the 30th inclusive, excepting
the Tickets constituting Prio.
The said20 prizes to consist of the Nu
rom 101 to 50Cr.Tnclusi . -rk ?n ..r.,
ww v...v wiw mat wr lowest NVn
r.tor tnesoth day, and so regularly ascending
u
the 9th.
Pirst drawn on the 48th day.
Ditto. ' -; . . 42d day,
Ditto. . . . 45th dav.
Ditto. 48th day,
Ditto. 50th day,
The Managers present the
to the public, in the confidence that Yiotonlv J
i-uuajic utijcwi u in.; jutHiery, out the freat
Dolls. jjjj
Dolls,
" Dolls. iQr.
t i.
toregomg Schtffi.
ffi hf Vnirl. Hut if a cnfF.-inf MtmKur K
tie then subscribed, a Company is to be orrrihir-' ducements. held to adventurers, will ensure
cd, under the title of The Koonoke JVavieation i 8P;eare- Hckets- The proportion t!
Comiany" and subscribers must then pay ten doN i"1" lzes nf 3 mm Dfceft exceeded, and they are ,
Iars on every share subscribed, ami the remain- "T . ,c Hurcnser t a single numht
der wh;n called upon, except that more than 33,
1-3 collars on a share not be called for in any one
year. if. jKAWRLU
. W. 110YLAN,
April 10 J. GALES.
CO Subscription Book9 are also opened at Eden-
ton, Plymouth, Windsor, Halifax, Warrenton. Ox-
ford, Rocksborough, Caswell C House, Went-
worth andGermanttj, under the direction of three
Commissioner at each place.
State of North Carplina
PITT COUNTY.
Otltrt of Fleas and Quarter Sessions,
, FEBRUARY TiRM, 1813.
Simon Barney ") Original Attachment
vs. V Levied on a necro tnrl nam.
Jonathan Fellowes. J d Penny.
1 1 appearing, to the satisfaction of the court.
thst the .defendant in this cause is not an inhabi
tant of this Estate, ordered, that publication be' made
in the Minerva three months, that the defendant
appear at the next or succeeding term of this
court, to be held for the county aforesaid, at the
court-tiouse in GreenesviIIe, on the first Monday
iti may auu iiiai ivionoay in August, replevy and
(!ead, otherwise judgment will be entered against
90.6rp ALEX NDKR KVANS, derk.
. -"b"- "uinnci
by having the prospect 'of drawing-twenty other,
may calculate on his chance .of obtaining tw0c
three of the best prizes, foj the trifling sum cfg
The drawlni will rommnro .u' r
day of October nex:, and be finished without tW
lull ILEJOHNT
WILLIAM ROBARDS, ?
WILLIS LEWK Ij
TITO MAS HUNT, ;
Tickets at
ner.va utnee.
March 26. 1813
WILLIAM MSNEED. J
5 uoiiars each, tor sale at th
e ill,
8St li Oct.
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onons.
A i special mission to the French government,
mi. iiano w oacx to fans in
noi, nowever, go quite near them, but he should
stop at about fifteen or twenty feet from their
outermost branches ; for if the lightninjr hsuben
on-nra mr. panow oacx no raris in I7a : it (to tr ke ahnnt th nUr- . i i .n " u.u
was ar that time hcJiad, the honor ofbemg made strike the trees in preference to any other much
a French 'citizen, together with his countrymen.llower object ; and if a tree happen to be split, the
person wiu oe sate enough at that distance from
ttf a. a t i a .
vvasningion ano. n amnion, romicai ana com
tttei cial affairs caused his presence for some time
"iiuhe north of Europe, and he soon after receiv
etl from the American government, a most im
por'atit mUsion to the coast pf Africa. After
aurmunting many obstasles, he anfe-ecStdr 4 in
oon( lulling advantageous treaties with the state
of Algiers, of Tunis, and of Tripoli, aad in deli -
yeting his ft How citizens, who had long groaned in
oaptivity. This was i one of the periods of ,hU
life.- the reccllection of whichrwas always most
scree able to him..; '
1 Tliese. negociations being concluded, he refflrn
cd to Fi ance, where he resided from 1797 until
1805 ; he then quilted Trance and went lo Eng
land, ivvherc he 'embarked for the - United States
On this revyvu to his native country, he was ,oc
CMjue'ii iii imj r.t.s of public utility, and published
, the laitetli'iori of the Columbiad1 the niost mag
nificTwt spcimn of typography whichi has yet
$&utd fruni the "Americap press. i ; '
V Mr.'BatkAjyjfesjined to revisit Europe and
there to finish his honorable career. - In 1811 the
present Pre sidan pf the United States, Mr. Mad
ton, appointeu mm Minister nenipotentiary near
Ue French government. Motives ofthe highest
impo.unce carritd him to Wilna last October,
lie was on his .' return from that town, when n
ipflammaunn of the Ihgs carried him off suddenly,
' ysZrn vtr, near Cracow. His loss will be se.
verelv felt by his fellow citizens, and by alL those
who are capable of appreciating the union of gen-1
As statesman, Mr. Brlow'has; rendered es
seridl services to his country, audi as a man of
uiua arid a frieotj o humanity, be docj honor
. -"'v IDLENESS. '.'.-.'!,.;..
Pray of what did your brother die ?m
celebrated General Spinola, one day to Sir Hojry
race Vere. If died, air,". "replied he, of &
vmg noming w ap." Alas, sir." said SnirioU.
- uiai i cijougn io xiu any General of ua all.
Montesquieu says, we in general'place idlei
ressamungsi-iue-Beatuiwcs ot HeavenHUhouTd
The Baltimore Hofpital Lottery
Is commenced drying, aiu enntinues for the
present once a wt:ek.
THE CAPITAL PRIZES AQE '
I prizejf 30,000 doli-rs.
2 prizes of SO.Oolfls, '
ft do. of 10,000 dollars, 8cc&f, f "
TICKETS)
In the' Baltimore Hospital Lottery, now draw,
insr, may be had at the Minerva Office. Present
price, 11.
Highest prize 530,000.
Letters, post paidrand enclosing the; cash, will
he attended to. April. 30.
IN BOAD OF TRUSTEES OF Tlfts UNIVERSITV,
DECEMKR 16ih, A. D. 181.
BE it ordained, Ore, That srspecjal meetine of
inis uoara ne naa at nepe! Jrliil at the annual
examination ot- the Students of this Univefsitv
commencing on the 26th of May and ending on
me oay oi June nex: r
Test, jmBTiAVIUUISrSet'v
ST Al'E O F NORTH C A ROI.INA,
MECKLENBURO flOUNTV-
Superior Court of lav
- ' JSov'r Term, 18T2
,.., Francis Lewis, ) . .
v8 L Original Attachment)
Andrew T. Davidson. 1 tevie
IT appeaHng to the satisfactfon of the court ilii
Andrew T. Davidson, the defendant fn ihi;
cause, i not an inhabitant of this state ; therefore!
it is ordered by xourt, that publication be nadu
iiiwi- imuiiuis suTaaiyiy, m mc naieign Nuit'i
va, unlesTthe said defendant appear at the nrxj
superior court of Law, to be held for the cot-itf
L r . . 1 . a "a" m m ' ' . i
aioresaia, on tne sixtn Monday alterthe friirti
Monday in Majch hext, and replevy or plead lob
um juu(jni.-ni wm wc cmerea up against mm.
lest,
79 3m TH
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flENDERSON,
C. S. C. C
. LANPS FOR SALE.
Raleigh, April 24, 1813.
9 1, St.
rather, I think,. be put amidst the
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'. " PROMOTION IN THE ARMV
Extract from Rules and Regulations for the Army.
IM WITB8ESA1D TO PBOMOTION, f
1. prgihal vacancies will be supplied bjr tetec
fori Xaccidenial vacancies by seniority, excepting
in extraordinary cases. ;
2. Promotions to the rank of Captain, will be
mSLJgJmentally-ia Ihatf-Field appointment,
the Light Artillery, Infantry and rifiemen,
oeing Kepi always oisttnct.
3, No officer shall be Entitled to the pay, ra
lions, or emoluments annexed to any office, until
he shall have notice.of his appointment thereto
trom the War Department ; or from a gene
ral offioerwithT respect tc appointments in i'llieeift
of Generehw -, . .- r -
YANCEY 8c MK ANSON
lor sale' their STOCK. OF GOODS, In the City ot
Raleigh, for Cash or on a Credit tor Neinitiahlp P.-,
uaiiuiuiii- riuorimcHi lor many places, an l well laid in. '
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TT RALEIGH ACADEMY .
ACCORDING to a standing regulation of this institution
the firiUciiiun ot' the y tat erpires orutha firt-Ti.,iJA.
in June. , The semi-annual Spiing Examination will commence
on the Thursday preceding; The unusual numherof nn;r.
in the Academy makej it neceisaty thatWie examination klrould
be continued for six or seven days. IVrcntsfcoardians, &c. are
tcsy.-itiuiiy joticiieao aiienu. . .
The second session1 of the year. will commence In s tew days
after the chse of the examination. 7 .
The deposit ot' each student hie the contingent fund will here
after he Fifty ents per session, the former sum being found ft!
sufficient to meet the necessary expenses. . , 1 . ,
By order of ihe Boaid, r . J
.::..'.- . VVilliamllill,
may o, son j. : , , 93
I "0 be sold at vendue, at t'of!ioiHe of AtiiAvnn Tit
X. kins; in Iiedtllcjuuivon THURSDAY, thr '27inet
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u nu-.iuciv nunwi, neccasedv to k j
LANDS IN iKKDRht COVKTV.
1103 acres ol land 'on the waters of Davhisun's Creek
Centre Meeting.H-.wsc. in Itcdeil countv. on wh'STua
-' elegant dwelling hou, with all ntteswry out iuuits, M
uic icsinencc li Cvl. v.iKe . ,
157 "acres ..f do. on Davidson's. Citek, nearthe aforesaid m.
203 acres of do. adjoining the land on which Ccntie Kfceiuf
Hcuse Hands. " . ,
202 acre of do. near the aforesaid tiacts, Called Lewis Jttton'
place. ,
144 acffg of do. on the Catawba Rivet, known by the i:acif $
Olipham's ulace
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3aHes ofdo- on Pavjdson's Cre, calied White's p!aw.
. 33 acies of do. near the same. '
270 acres of do. 'known bjf tV'name of Shepherd'
Roads, - ., -""
X AN BS-I K-M EC K I ii-Ow T r r -
I acres ot land on Beaver"? -and Davidtjn's Crc. ks,
tne couhiy of Meckte"rg, known by theiuoh; ol Hiill
' place- '".,' .jf
210 acres of do. on a brah of M'Alpin's Creek, (ormetly the
prope-ty of Alexanf Hodge.
?23 acies of du. lormeO' properly of Andrew A! xa !c
256 acres of do. calls- the Big Island place, at Beanie's Rr,
Catawba River : -r
IJPO cres of.do. or8eaver-daiB Creek, called Pa&ick' Paroil'
ton's place. ' " ' v. .
16 acres (Sdo,j3T Hamilton's place .
4? atres of do e waters of Rocky River, called DueCi
wonh'a nc--
251 acres of- i Thompson's Mill Creek, in Rowan counn
wiled, Hughes' place - - ,t.. . :
400 acreo- Jing on SeconrfBroiid River, in the cauair e
Rutord. . , -
. AIe will positively be made of the shares of all tfcoa
who dy'a,"cnt bpf re the 2Sd dav of lulv .nt.'
A7cwLcredtt w4ll be given, and bond, wnh ,nnrv xm-m
Any lurther iuioimation necessary will be iiveu
rii'
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'I day ot sale.
For Sale, at this office,
A FK7P COPIES OF flit
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STATE OF NORTHCAROLISA,
IREDELL COUNTT.
In F.qvituAhril Term. 1813.
Milus Nisbet, ("administrator of S. S. SavaW to A Eliia
beih Savage, complainants,
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John Nisbet. Thomas Blewett, and George W, Dson C1ccu;
or ot Oeorge Dafidson, dec pifiw ",
Ae executors of
i 1 nntn. nJ osceased, J
without Oie Ifmits if .the 'Stateit fs the .rt,ered the
Court, that publication be niade"four werm 1 'e RaIeifih Mi
neo,a that the said John Davidson appc,? "Court,
ro be held on the fourth Monday after ft0"" Wu'ky oi St-p-tmb
next, and shew cause why h bf nude a P"y
April 16i 1813.
. , M.. Stokes, ,
Attorney for the Heirs of Cf.l Vier.
.v ' 392 rt.
ADVKRTISEM ENT
If APPEARING that Johri Davidson, oneA'
Geoi $ejDavidon, late of Montgomery cof , c
I tlu-Tr"' -Is av,n8 M A.lminHtrators wi:h 1 1
A Will annexed of PFTPW wn-.v . 'i
Court oi pi. " r:. - : . "t; m ,0?-wci- v,a"7
' ai. reuuesren Irt nv -nl rh,..- ...u
against tne Estate are rtQueted to ..., iin, .,. ,i.. a a
Till?-fhl the "me t"e.)C,ibed by law, or they will bebari
ot a recovery. 1 . ' .-' .,
' Sussnnah Brown
Salisbu
' . Tho. L. Cowan,
Nl April. 18.13.
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