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Noble Deeds of American Women

Note 59 — ANECDOTES OF ANNA ELLIOTT.

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A similar spirit was exhibited by the wife of Isaac Holmes, one of the number who were sent into exile at St. Augustine. Just as the guard were separating him from his family, she said to him, "Waver not in your principles, but be true to your country. Have no fears for your family; God is good, and will provide for them."

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