Memoirs of an American Lady: With Sketches of Manners and Scenery in America, as They Existed Previous to the RevolutionAppleton, 1846 - 295 páginas With Sketches of Manners and Scenes in America as they existed previous to the Revolution. Mrs. Grant of Laggan, as she was called, spent several years of her childhood in America, where her father was in the military service, returning to Scotland in 1770, at the age of fifteen. The “ American lady ” who is here described is Mrs. Schuyler of Albany, an aunt of Gen. Schuyler, a lady of great character and intelligence, in whose household the young Scotch girl was for some time on a very intimate footing. The volume shows a remarkable tenacity of memory, as well as a graceful and animated pen. The first forty-three chapters (out of sixty-six) are of a general nature, giving a lively sketch of society and manners among the Dutch families at Albany, and a somewhat detailed history of the Schuyler family. The rest of the volume describes the author's own experiences, chiefly at Oswego, where her father's regiment was stationed, and afterwards at Albany. |
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... kind of phenomenon in the history of colonization . I forewarn the reader not to look for lucid order in the narration , nor for intimate connection be- tween its parts . I have no authorities to refer to , no coeval witnesses of facts ...
... kind of barrier against the natives , and a central resort for traders , the foundation was laid of a town called Oranienburgh , and afterwards by the British , Albany . After the necessary precaution of erecting a small stock- aded ...
... kind of grain the ground produces . Thus , ever accommodating the rent to the fertility of the soil , and changes of the seasons , you may suppose the tenants did not greatly fear a landlord , who could neither remove them , nor ...
... kind of court language ; little spoken , and imperfectly under- stood in the interior . Those who carried over with them the French and English languages soon acquired a sway over their less enlightened fellow - settlers . Of this ...
... kind of barrier to the southern colonies . It began also to compete for a share of the fur - trade , then very considerable , before the beavers were driven back from their original haunts . In short , the province daily rose in impor ...
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