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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Band 2 |
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I see their situation , " said he , in a letter to the lieutenant governor , “ I know their
danger , and participate their sufferings , without having it in my power to give
them further relief than uncertain promises . In short , I see inevitable destruction
in ...
I see their situation , " said he , in a letter to the lieutenant governor , “ I know their
danger , and participate their sufferings , without having it in my power to give
them further relief than uncertain promises . In short , I see inevitable destruction
in ...
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While the main body of the detachment was employed in destroying the stores in
Concord , some minute men and mi . litia , who were collected from that place
and its neighbourhood , having orders not to give the first fire , approached one of
...
While the main body of the detachment was employed in destroying the stores in
Concord , some minute men and mi . litia , who were collected from that place
and its neighbourhood , having orders not to give the first fire , approached one of
...
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It would give to the British nation and minister , such evidence of the vigour and
determination of the colonies , as would induce them to desist from the further
prosecution of the war ; while it would encourage and unite all America in the ...
It would give to the British nation and minister , such evidence of the vigour and
determination of the colonies , as would induce them to desist from the further
prosecution of the war ; while it would encourage and unite all America in the ...
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Give me leave to say , sir , I say it with due deference and respect , ( and my
knowledge of the facts , added to the importance of the cause , and the stake I
hold in it , must justify the freedom ) that your affairs are in a more unpro . mising
way ...
Give me leave to say , sir , I say it with due deference and respect , ( and my
knowledge of the facts , added to the importance of the cause , and the stake I
hold in it , must justify the freedom ) that your affairs are in a more unpro . mising
way ...
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The reason they gave for not sending more , after what had been proposed at
council the 26th , was , that a greater number might give the French suspicions of
some bad design , and cause them to be treated rudely : But I rather think they ...
The reason they gave for not sending more , after what had been proposed at
council the 26th , was , that a greater number might give the French suspicions of
some bad design , and cause them to be treated rudely : But I rather think they ...
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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 Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is ..., 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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Bushrod Washington |
| Autor/in | John Marshall |
| Verlag | C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
| Original von | New York Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 21. Juli 2007 |
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