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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... importance to your brothers , the English ; and I dare say to you , their friends and allies . " I was desired , brothers , by your brother , the governor , to call upon you , the sachems of the nations , to inform you of it , and to ...
... importance to your brothers , the English ; and I dare say to you , their friends and allies . " I was desired , brothers , by your brother , the governor , to call upon you , the sachems of the nations , to inform you of it , and to ...
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... importance of devising proper means to retain the few Indians not vet detached from the interest of the English by the French ; the necessity of a more ef- fectual militia law ; and of an act to establish a com- plete system of martial ...
... importance of devising proper means to retain the few Indians not vet detached from the interest of the English by the French ; the necessity of a more ef- fectual militia law ; and of an act to establish a com- plete system of martial ...
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... importance of revising and properly modifying their military code , which had now expired , of making a more efficient militia law , and of increasing their number of regu- lar troops . So far from succeeding on the last subject , he F ...
... importance of revising and properly modifying their military code , which had now expired , of making a more efficient militia law , and of increasing their number of regu- lar troops . So far from succeeding on the last subject , he F ...
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... importance in the country through which the troops were to be conducted , that he strongly urged General Forbes to dispatch a confi- dential person to the Cherokee towns , in order to cultivate their good will , and to prevail on them ...
... importance in the country through which the troops were to be conducted , that he strongly urged General Forbes to dispatch a confi- dential person to the Cherokee towns , in order to cultivate their good will , and to prevail on them ...
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... important blow . Its being deferred to another year would , he was morally certain , be productive of the most destructive consequences to the middle and southern colonies , who had now made a noble effort effort towards ending the ...
... important blow . Its being deferred to another year would , he was morally certain , be productive of the most destructive consequences to the middle and southern colonies , who had now made a noble effort effort towards ending the ...
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