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captain at the Custom House etc etc
Duncan's interview with the captain at the Custom House, etc., etc. vii CHAPTER XVII Arrival of the Pay Master—Emancipation Proclamation—We receive our dog tents, etc., etc. CHAPTER XVIII March to Murfreesboro'—Arrive at Lavergne—Appearance of Murfreesboro'—Granger orders some of the boys to be flogged, but is restrained, etc., etc.
— from The 125th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry: Attention Batallion! by Robert M. Rogers

city and they could hardly expect enough
The president said that people had left the sea-side for the city, and they could hardly expect enough home trade to make it pay.
— from The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) Rand

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