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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... of which , those vessels , which were most ahead , pushed on with the utmost speed , and , passing Crown Point , escaped to Ticonderoga . Two gallies VOL . III . с * CHAP . I. and five gondolas which remained , made GEORGE WASHINGTON . 9.
... of which , those vessels , which were most ahead , pushed on with the utmost speed , and , passing Crown Point , escaped to Ticonderoga . Two gallies VOL . III . с * CHAP . I. and five gondolas which remained , made GEORGE WASHINGTON . 9.
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... passed unobserved , with permits from the state authority , through his camp , directly into that of the enemy . In consequence of these irregularities , and the remonstrances of the commander in chief , a commissary of prisoners was at ...
... passed unobserved , with permits from the state authority , through his camp , directly into that of the enemy . In consequence of these irregularities , and the remonstrances of the commander in chief , a commissary of prisoners was at ...
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... passed up the North river , an experiment was made of the efficacy of a defence by gallies , which had been , in some degree , relied on . A detach- ment of soldiers was put on board them , and the Phoenix , lying at anchor in the bay ...
... passed up the North river , an experiment was made of the efficacy of a defence by gallies , which had been , in some degree , relied on . A detach- ment of soldiers was put on board them , and the Phoenix , lying at anchor in the bay ...
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... passed so early as January 1776 , denouncing against those who should discou- rage the circulation of the paper money , the penalty of being held up as enemies of their country . It was however impossible that this delusion could be ...
... passed so early as January 1776 , denouncing against those who should discou- rage the circulation of the paper money , the penalty of being held up as enemies of their country . It was however impossible that this delusion could be ...
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... passed in the several states in conformity with the wishes of congress . The commercial situation of the states from Maryland inclusive to the south , previous to the commencement of the war , rendered it in- dispensable to the objects ...
... passed in the several states in conformity with the wishes of congress . The commercial situation of the states from Maryland inclusive to the south , previous to the commencement of the war , rendered it in- dispensable to the objects ...
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