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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... opinion that some impression might be made to the eastward , without endangering or impeding in any man- ner , the execution of his plans against New Jersey and Pennsylvania . Indeed , it might well be supposed , that by creating a ...
... opinion that some impression might be made to the eastward , without endangering or impeding in any man- ner , the execution of his plans against New Jersey and Pennsylvania . Indeed , it might well be supposed , that by creating a ...
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... opinion entirely out of the ques- tion , and " conceiving the obligations of hu- manity , and the claims of rank , to be univer- sally binding , except in the case of retaliation ; expressed the hope he had entertained , that CHAP . 22 ...
... opinion entirely out of the ques- tion , and " conceiving the obligations of hu- manity , and the claims of rank , to be univer- sally binding , except in the case of retaliation ; expressed the hope he had entertained , that CHAP . 22 ...
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... opinion of mankind must , at once , have been pronounced in favour of the justice of the decision made by congress . Indeed it was explicitly denied by some Ame- rican officers , who were among the prisoners , * See Note , No. I. at the ...
... opinion of mankind must , at once , have been pronounced in favour of the justice of the decision made by congress . Indeed it was explicitly denied by some Ame- rican officers , who were among the prisoners , * See Note , No. I. at the ...
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... opinion supplied the want of these substantial requisites , and he would have been thought a traitor to his coun- try , who had manifested a suspicion that the public faith would not be religiously observed . On this delicate subject ...
... opinion supplied the want of these substantial requisites , and he would have been thought a traitor to his coun- try , who had manifested a suspicion that the public faith would not be religiously observed . On this delicate subject ...
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... opinion must have prevailed in every stage of the controversy . In its origin , there were very few who took a decisive part in support of the claims of ad- ministration . The opposition was made by 1776 . the most active , energetic ...
... opinion must have prevailed in every stage of the controversy . In its origin , there were very few who took a decisive part in support of the claims of ad- ministration . The opposition was made by 1776 . the most active , energetic ...
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