Overmyer History and Genealogy, from 1680 to 1905

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Chas. S. Beelman, printer, 1905 - 338 pages

Overmyer History and Genealogy, From 1680 To 1905 by John C. Overmyer Barnhart B. Overmyer, first published in 1905, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation.

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Page 28 - Directions from time to time, as you shall receive from us or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War ; in pursuance of the Trust hereby reposed in You.
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