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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... believed to be a very arduous one . A great part of the country through which the envoy was to pass was almost entirely unexplored , and inhabited only by Indians , many of whom were hostile to the English , and others of doubtful ...
... believed to be a very arduous one . A great part of the country through which the envoy was to pass was almost entirely unexplored , and inhabited only by Indians , many of whom were hostile to the English , and others of doubtful ...
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... believed an offence offered at this crisis might be attended with greater ill consequence than another day's delay . They also informed me that Shingiss could not get in his men ; and was prevented from coming himself by his wife's ...
... believed an offence offered at this crisis might be attended with greater ill consequence than another day's delay . They also informed me that Shingiss could not get in his men ; and was prevented from coming himself by his wife's ...
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... believed our numbers almost equal to the force of Canada ; -they only expected to annoy us . Yet , contrary to all expecta- tion and human probability , and even to the common course of things , we were totally defeated , and have ...
... believed our numbers almost equal to the force of Canada ; -they only expected to annoy us . Yet , contrary to all expecta- tion and human probability , and even to the common course of things , we were totally defeated , and have ...
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... believed he might now quit without dis- honour ; and , about the close of the year , he re- signed his commission as colonel of the first Vir- ginia regiment , and commander in chief of all the troops raised in the colony . The officers ...
... believed he might now quit without dis- honour ; and , about the close of the year , he re- signed his commission as colonel of the first Vir- ginia regiment , and commander in chief of all the troops raised in the colony . The officers ...
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... Eng- lish constitution was a rich theme of declamation in America , every man believed himself entitled to a large share of its advantages ; nor could he admit that , that , by crossing the Atlantic , his ancestors had 98 THE LIFE OF.
... Eng- lish constitution was a rich theme of declamation in America , every man believed himself entitled to a large share of its advantages ; nor could he admit that , that , by crossing the Atlantic , his ancestors had 98 THE LIFE OF.
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