English captain, whose history no one knew, as he had been in chains forty years. He was thought to be one of the most furious among them ; his keepers approached him with caution, as he had in a fit of fury killed one of them on the spot with a blow... Journal of the Senate of the State of Missouri - Page 64by Missouri. General Assembly. Senate - 1845Full view - About this book
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...to be tried was an English captain, whose history no one knew, as he had been in chains forty years. He was thought to be one of the most furious among...approached him with caution, as he had in a fit of frenzy killed one of them on the spot with a blow of his manacles. He was chained more rigorously than... | |
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