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 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... appeared in aid of the savages to cover the country , the disaffected could not safely embody , and were therefore not distinguished from others . They suffered with their families a full portion of the common calamity , and the royal ...
... appeared in aid of the savages to cover the country , the disaffected could not safely embody , and were therefore not distinguished from others . They suffered with their families a full portion of the common calamity , and the royal ...
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... appeared in greater force than had been at first apprehended . So soon as fears were entertained that the pen might be laid aside , and an appeal be made to the sword , many were found unwilling to en- counter the danger and the hazards ...
... appeared in greater force than had been at first apprehended . So soon as fears were entertained that the pen might be laid aside , and an appeal be made to the sword , many were found unwilling to en- counter the danger and the hazards ...
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... appearance of the enemy . From the first moment that the contest wore so serious an aspect as to threaten hostilities , disaffection to the American cause took a deci- ded shape , and those under its influence were arranged , as a party ...
... appearance of the enemy . From the first moment that the contest wore so serious an aspect as to threaten hostilities , disaffection to the American cause took a deci- ded shape , and those under its influence were arranged , as a party ...
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... appearance . On entering the Jerseys , lord Cornwallis issued similar orders to those which had been given by general Howe in Long island , assur- ing the army that the people in general were well affected towards them , and forbidding ...
... appearance . On entering the Jerseys , lord Cornwallis issued similar orders to those which had been given by general Howe in Long island , assur- ing the army that the people in general were well affected towards them , and forbidding ...
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... appeared to have nearly spent itself . The American cause was thought desperate . No manly effort was made in defence of their country , and a general disposition seemed to prevail among the people , to save themselves by submission . A ...
... appeared to have nearly spent itself . The American cause was thought desperate . No manly effort was made in defence of their country , and a general disposition seemed to prevail among the people , to save themselves by submission . A ...
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