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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... never sees company till after two o'clock . " As she was then nearly eighty years of age , I thought that per- haps she still was in bed . " Is she up ? " I again asked . " She is . " " Is she dressed ? " " She is . " I had travelled ...
... never beheld the ocean ; to per- suade such independent and high - minded warriors to forsake the safety and enjoyments of their own country , to encounter the perils of a long voyage , and trust themselves among entire strangers , and ...
... never had been known to tell a lie , or to speak without thinking , should accompany them . However this gentleman's wisdom and integrity might qualify him for this employment , it by no means suited his placid temper , simple manners ...
... never heard of among them . Indeed , it was on the females that the task of religious instruction generally devolved ; and in all cases where the heart is interested , whoever teaches , at the same time learns . Before I quit this ...
... never - failing instinct guided each home to her master's door in the evening , where , being treated with a few vegetables and a little fat , which is indispensably ne- cessary for cattle in this country , they patiently waited the ...
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