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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... sufficient quantities to equal the wishes of the general , either artillery , the necessary materials for ship building , or workmen to construct the vessels . The carpenters were generally employed in the seaport towns , and could not ...
... sufficient quantities to equal the wishes of the general , either artillery , the necessary materials for ship building , or workmen to construct the vessels . The carpenters were generally employed in the seaport towns , and could not ...
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... sufficient stock of provisions , and to strengthen the works very considerably . Application was made to general Washington for directions for calling in a re - enforcement of militia . That officer had smarted so severely for depending ...
... sufficient stock of provisions , and to strengthen the works very considerably . Application was made to general Washington for directions for calling in a re - enforcement of militia . That officer had smarted so severely for depending ...
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... sufficient justi- fication . Among these , the most interesting was the treatment of prisoners . General Gage , who had been appointed go- vernor of Massachussetts , had received , in that station , all the irritations of which his rect ...
... sufficient justi- fication . Among these , the most interesting was the treatment of prisoners . General Gage , who had been appointed go- vernor of Massachussetts , had received , in that station , all the irritations of which his rect ...
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... 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 most severe ...
... 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 most severe ...
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... sufficient energy , to correct the abuses complained of . This inattention was the more extraordinary , as it was injurious to the British interest ; for had the Americans , captured in battle , been properly attended to , and their ...
... sufficient energy , to correct the abuses complained of . This inattention was the more extraordinary , as it was injurious to the British interest ; for had the Americans , captured in battle , been properly attended to , and their ...
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