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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... as I privately understood they intended to carry an officer , & c . with them . And what rather confirms this opinion , I was € 3 inquiring as invaded ; and several circumstances were related contributing to GENERAL WASHINGTON . 21.
... as I privately understood they intended to carry an officer , & c . with them . And what rather confirms this opinion , I was € 3 inquiring as invaded ; and several circumstances were related contributing to GENERAL WASHINGTON . 21.
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... circumstances were related contributing to the opinion that this party was ap- inquiring of the commander by what authority he had made pri- soners of several English subjects . He told me that the country be- longed to them ; that no ...
... circumstances were related contributing to the opinion that this party was ap- inquiring of the commander by what authority he had made pri- soners of several English subjects . He told me that the country be- longed to them ; that no ...
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... circumstances , the dispute about rank was waved for the moment , and the command rested with Colonel Washington . A small stock- ade , afterwards called Fort Necessity , was erected at the Great Meadows , for the purpose of securing ...
... circumstances , the dispute about rank was waved for the moment , and the command rested with Colonel Washington . A small stock- ade , afterwards called Fort Necessity , was erected at the Great Meadows , for the purpose of securing ...
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... circumstances not admitting delay , contains an expression which was at the time untruly trans- lated by the interpreter , advantage of which has since been taken by the enemies of that gentleman , to imply an admission on his part ...
... circumstances not admitting delay , contains an expression which was at the time untruly trans- lated by the interpreter , advantage of which has since been taken by the enemies of that gentleman , to imply an admission on his part ...
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... circumstances well understood at the date of the transaction might be supposed to be forgotten . The whole loss sustained by the Ame ricans * The Author is indebted for the letter alluded to , to the editor of the Lancaster Journal ...
... circumstances well understood at the date of the transaction might be supposed to be forgotten . The whole loss sustained by the Ame ricans * The Author is indebted for the letter alluded to , to the editor of the Lancaster Journal ...
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