The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Hon. Bushrod Washington from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, Band 2Richard Phillips, 1804 |
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... attention of Mr. Dinwiddie , the lieutenant - governor of that province , was attracted by these supposed encroachments ; and he deemed it his duty to demand , in the name of the king his master , that they should desist from the ...
... attention of Mr. Dinwiddie , the lieutenant - governor of that province , was attracted by these supposed encroachments ; and he deemed it his duty to demand , in the name of the king his master , that they should desist from the ...
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... attention to the preservation of these colonies . " Again , writing to the Lieutenant - gover- nor , he says , " The last alarm occasioned a great many of the inhabitants of this country to go off ; vast numbers are still moving . I ...
... attention to the preservation of these colonies . " Again , writing to the Lieutenant - gover- nor , he says , " The last alarm occasioned a great many of the inhabitants of this country to go off ; vast numbers are still moving . I ...
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... attention . Impelled by these and other motives of a private nature , he determined to withdraw from a service , which he believed he might now quit without dis- honour ; and , about the close of the year , he re- signed his commission ...
... attention . Impelled by these and other motives of a private nature , he determined to withdraw from a service , which he believed he might now quit without dis- honour ; and , about the close of the year , he re- signed his commission ...
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... attention of the minister was then turned to a plan of taxation by authority of parliament ; and it will be recollected that a system was devised and recommended by him , as a substi- tute for the articles of union digested and agreed ...
... attention of the minister was then turned to a plan of taxation by authority of parliament ; and it will be recollected that a system was devised and recommended by him , as a substi- tute for the articles of union digested and agreed ...
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... attention of administration was directed to the American continent . The sys- tem which had been laid aside was renewed ; and , on the motion of Mr. Grenville , the first commis- sioner of the treasury , a resolution passed without much ...
... attention of administration was directed to the American continent . The sys- tem which had been laid aside was renewed ; and , on the motion of Mr. Grenville , the first commis- sioner of the treasury , a resolution passed without much ...
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