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William Minther -- evidently of Pastor Robinson's congregation -- when she appeared on May 13 as a "voucher" for Elizabeth Claes, who then pledged herself to Heraut Wilson, a pump-maker, John Carver being one of Wilson's "vouchers."
The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete Azel Ames 1876
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At this time I was working with a pump-maker by the name of John Horn, and he had to make a pump for a man that lived about five miles from Hagerstown; and when we had made preparations to go to his farm, and had placed all the tools in the wagon, there was a tremendous storm came up, and we deferred going until the storm was over.
Autobiography of Rev. Thomas W. Henry, of the A. M. E. Church 1872
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I am afraid the sympathy of the people who told the story was with the pump-maker and not with the lawyer.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 George Frisbie Hoar 1865
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In every case of the kind the skill of the pump-maker has been found to be the true remedy.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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Beyond this all the skill of the pump-maker could not get it to rise.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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When I was nine years of age, myself and my brother were hired out from home; my brother was placed with a pump-maker, and I was placed with a stone mason.
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When I was nine years of age, myself and my brother were hired out from home; my brother was placed with a pump-maker, and I was placed with a stonemason.
The Fugitive Blacksmith Pennington, James W C 1849
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Having been hit earlier this week by Morgan Stanley cutting its rating to "equal-weight" from "overweight", industrial pump-maker Weir rebounded 123p to £17.03.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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PH, a pump-maker that has exposure to Asia, energy, and of course global growth.
unknown title 2011
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PH, a pump-maker that has exposure to Asia, energy, and of course global growth.
unknown title 2011
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