faddy
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Captain Faddy, of the marines, who was killed on board the Vanguard, has a family of small children: his eldest son is now on board this ship, only fourteen years of age.
From The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 by Harrison, James
Three days after, in another letter to Earl Spencer, the benignity of his excellent heart pleads powerfully for a son of the late Captain Faddy.
From The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 by Harrison, James
Now, as the Squire, unluckily, is at the bottom of these May-day revels, it may be supposed that the suggestions of the sagacious Mr. Faddy were not received with the best grace in the world.
From Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists by Irving, Washington