Talk:stowaway


 * 1851, and a search made in the steerage, in every hole and corner of the ship for ″stow-aways.″ Friends' Review: A Religious, Literary and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 4 / Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads / J. Tatum., 1851
 * 1848 There were discovered on board five men and two boys, with two dogs, stow-aways, who had concealed themselves among the water casks in the hope of getting out free of expense; they were locked up until the steam tug left us, and sent home in her. An Englishwoman in America / Sarah Mytton Maury / T. Richardson and son; (etc., etc.), 1848 - 3 pages
 * 1838, Also, the testimony of Charles Thompson, who states, that John Conrad, Mayor of the Northern Liberties, offered him one hundred dollars, if he ″would stow away one hundred men for him.″ (...) Mister John Conrad andhis soon, called upon me and wished me to stow away one hundred men, as he expected there would be some disturbance on the election day, in that district Report of the Committee Appointed to Enquire Into the Causes of the Disturbances at the Seat of Government, in December, 1838 / Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Committee on Disturbances at Seat of Government, James Ross Snowden / Boas & Coplan, 1839 - 163 pages
 * 1833, On these the slaves lie, as close as they can stow away. The Religious Intelligencer, Volume 10 / N. Whiting., 1833
 * 1829 I wish you would go with me to the Almshouse sometime, and see how many poor old sailors get stowed away there in a hard winter. Naval Journal - Volume 1 - Page 363

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