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 3 |
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Americans , a sufficient number of prisoners to redeem those taken from them by
the enemy ; and consequently , many of their citi . zens still remained in
confinement . From them , complaints were continually received , of experiencing
the ...
Americans , a sufficient number of prisoners to redeem those taken from them by
the enemy ; and consequently , many of their citi . zens still remained in
confinement . From them , complaints were continually received , of experiencing
the ...
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The resolutions of congress , too , respecting the prisoners taken at the Cedars ,
produced no small degree of embarrassment and chagrin to the commander in
chief . On the allegation that the terms of capitulation had been infracted on the ...
The resolutions of congress , too , respecting the prisoners taken at the Cedars ,
produced no small degree of embarrassment and chagrin to the commander in
chief . On the allegation that the terms of capitulation had been infracted on the ...
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VII . army , who were still prisoners , should be 1778 . returned for those already
sent in by him , he . would consent to the proposition . * In the mean - time , the
sufferings of the American prisoners increased with the increasing severity of the
...
VII . army , who were still prisoners , should be 1778 . returned for those already
sent in by him , he . would consent to the proposition . * In the mean - time , the
sufferings of the American prisoners increased with the increasing severity of the
...
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He consented to an exchange of the prisoners 1778 . actually on hand , and
acceded completely to February 5 . the proposition of general Washington for the
A partial meeting of commissaries , in order to ascertain prisoners equitably , the
...
He consented to an exchange of the prisoners 1778 . actually on hand , and
acceded completely to February 5 . the proposition of general Washington for the
A partial meeting of commissaries , in order to ascertain prisoners equitably , the
...
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... that any hardships which the prisoners in the hands of the Americans might
suffer , would be attributable to himself . ... calling for an answer to it ; declaring
that the sufferings of the prisoners demanded immediate redress , and that
unless ...
... that any hardships which the prisoners in the hands of the Americans might
suffer , would be attributable to himself . ... calling for an answer to it ; declaring
that the sufferings of the prisoners demanded immediate redress , and that
unless ...
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