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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... attended with great difficulty , and that the attempt , at that late season , to penetrate the then dreary and inhospitable wilderness between that place and Albany , would have been ex- tremely hazardous , if at all practicable . This ...
... attended with great difficulty , and that the attempt , at that late season , to penetrate the then dreary and inhospitable wilderness between that place and Albany , would have been ex- tremely hazardous , if at all practicable . This ...
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... attend him ; and on the report of the former , that in his delicate state of health , the damps of a jail might endanger his life , he was re- moved to private lodgings , where he was still guarded for the avowed purpose of experiencing ...
... attend him ; and on the report of the former , that in his delicate state of health , the damps of a jail might endanger his life , he was re- moved to private lodgings , where he was still guarded for the avowed purpose of experiencing ...
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... attended to , and their lives preserved , the enemy would have received soldiers in exchange for citizens , whose terms of service had expired , and who might , or might not re - inlist . The capture of general Lee furnished an ad ...
... attended to , and their lives preserved , the enemy would have received soldiers in exchange for citizens , whose terms of service had expired , and who might , or might not re - inlist . The capture of general Lee furnished an ad ...
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... attended with difficulties , there were no apparent means of surmounting . The emissions therefore , were as small as possible ; and the disbursements of money were so parsimonious , as almost to produce the mischief dreaded from that ...
... attended with difficulties , there were no apparent means of surmounting . The emissions therefore , were as small as possible ; and the disbursements of money were so parsimonious , as almost to produce the mischief dreaded from that ...
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... attended to , because , whatever might be the public exigencies , the measure , was at all times unpopular , and could only be effectual by being universal . It was most earnestly recommended , first , to the several colonies , and then ...
... attended to , because , whatever might be the public exigencies , the measure , was at all times unpopular , and could only be effectual by being universal . It was most earnestly recommended , first , to the several colonies , and then ...
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