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abercorn
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What does abercorn mean?
proper noun
- A village and civil parish of West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT082788).
- A town and locality in North Burnett, Queensland, Australia.
- A village in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.
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You are again in the right, Sir, about Lord Abercorn, as the present lord himself informed me.
His headquarters were at Purysburg, on the Savannah river, but a few miles from Abercorn, where Colonel Campbell lay with the main body of the enemy.
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As soon as Gen. Prevost heard of this movement, he availed himself of it, and immediately crossed over the Savannah, from Abercorn to Purysburgh, twenty-five miles below Black Swamp, with the intention of surprising Moultrie, but he, receiving intelligence of his crossing, retired to Coosawhatchie.
My brother Ernest, and my sister-in-law, the present Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, were at home, and realising the vital importance of every vote, they went at once up to the stables, only to find that every available man, horse, or vehicle was already out, conveying voters to the poll.