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Mason, passed assistant surgeon; John O’Means, acting purser; William F.
Sharp was called to the chair and William Gascoyne appointed secretary.
The following officers were then unanimously elected for the ensuing year: Captain —WILLIAM H.
William Gascoyne , secretary. Brooklyn, Nov. 4th, 1847. HATS.
—William Stairko yesterday gave $100 sureties for his appearance at the next general sessions to answer
William Logue was committed for trial before the same tribunal, in default of $200 bail, on a charge
Soulie]" "Pastourel," by Frederick Soulie, translated from the French by Samuel Spring, published by Williams
commemorate such a character as WASHINGTON On Whitman's connections to and fondness for Washington, see William
Robert Southey, working out his own original nature honestly, is entitled to as much respect as William