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 4Richard Phillips, 1805 |
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... entirely subsided ; but after several ineffectual motions the letter was read , and a committee ap- pointed for that purpose reported an answer , which being unanimously agreed to , was signed by the president , and transmitted to the ...
... entirely subsided ; but after several ineffectual motions the letter was read , and a committee ap- pointed for that purpose reported an answer , which being unanimously agreed to , was signed by the president , and transmitted to the ...
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... entirely abandoned . Their present endeavours , therefore , were most probably used , not for Congress , but for the people at large . They persuaded themselves that the attachment towards Britain , and prejudices against France , which ...
... entirely abandoned . Their present endeavours , therefore , were most probably used , not for Congress , but for the people at large . They persuaded themselves that the attachment towards Britain , and prejudices against France , which ...
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... entirely destroyed . Having effected this service , he returned to Schoharie , without having been able to fall in with any party of the enemy . * The head - quarters of the celebrated Colonel Brendt , an Indian chief of the half breed ...
... entirely destroyed . Having effected this service , he returned to Schoharie , without having been able to fall in with any party of the enemy . * The head - quarters of the celebrated Colonel Brendt , an Indian chief of the half breed ...
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... entirely broke the plan which threatened to pour destruction , the ensuing cam- paign , on the whole country west of the Alleghany mountains ; it detached from the British interest very many of those numerous tribes of Indians south of ...
... entirely broke the plan which threatened to pour destruction , the ensuing cam- paign , on the whole country west of the Alleghany mountains ; it detached from the British interest very many of those numerous tribes of Indians south of ...
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... entirely in the cabinet , without consulting , so far as is known , a single military character , consisted of a variety of parts . It was resolved to march , as early as the first of June , two separate detachments , consisting each of ...
... entirely in the cabinet , without consulting , so far as is known , a single military character , consisted of a variety of parts . It was resolved to march , as early as the first of June , two separate detachments , consisting each of ...
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