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 2 |
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It will readily be conceived how much more odious a law made to effect an
odious object must have been rendered by such provisions as these . Whatever
might have been the fate of the commercial regulations , the resolution
concerning the ...
It will readily be conceived how much more odious a law made to effect an
odious object must have been rendered by such provisions as these . Whatever
might have been the fate of the commercial regulations , the resolution
concerning the ...
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va Hitherto the war , though carried on with the utmost activity of which the means
possessed by America would admit , had for its professed object , only a redress
of grievances . The language , that it was a war only against a corrupt ...
va Hitherto the war , though carried on with the utmost activity of which the means
possessed by America would admit , had for its professed object , only a redress
of grievances . The language , that it was a war only against a corrupt ...
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... a small party ; and that Sir Peter Parker and Lord Cornwallis were to sail with a
squadron , and seven regiments , early in the year , from Ireland , on an
expedition to the southern provinces , and that North Carolina would be their first
object .
... a small party ; and that Sir Peter Parker and Lord Cornwallis were to sail with a
squadron , and seven regiments , early in the year , from Ireland , on an
expedition to the southern provinces , and that North Carolina would be their first
object .
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Having visited the posts about Peckskill in the high lands , and made all the
arrangements in his power for their defence , an object always deemed of the
utmost importance , General Washington passed the North River in the rear of the
troops ...
Having visited the posts about Peckskill in the high lands , and made all the
arrangements in his power for their defence , an object always deemed of the
utmost importance , General Washington passed the North River in the rear of the
troops ...
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He was induced to this determination by a wish to save time , which , at this late
season of the year , was an object not to be overlooked ; and preparations were
made for a vigorous attack early in the morning . About ten o ' clock the enemy ...
He was induced to this determination by a wish to save time , which , at this late
season of the year , was an object not to be overlooked ; and preparations were
made for a vigorous attack early in the morning . About ten o ' clock the enemy ...
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| Titel | 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 ..., Band 2 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, John Marshall |
| Autor/in | John Marshall |
| Verlag | R. Phillips, 1804 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 16. Jan. 2009 |
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