Parents were separated from children, and husbands from wives, some of whom have not to this day met again ; and we were so crowded in the transport vessels, that we had not room even for all our bodies to lay down at once, and consequently were prevented... Memoirs of the Life of Anthony Benezet - Page 98by Roberts Vaux - 1817 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
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