The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Band 3Samuel Campbell, no. 124, Pearl-street, 1801 "The following work is not confined to the contest between Great Britain and the United States of America, but includes all the other parts of the war which originated from that contest. ... The form of letters, instead of chapters, is not altogether imaginary, as the author, from his arrival in America in 1770, maintained a correspondence with gentlemen in London, Rotterdam and Paris, answering in general to the prefixed dates."--Preface. |
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... honor of the expected success ; and therefore Gates , who was at Providence , was neither consulted not applied to for continental troops . General Lovel was to command the militia , with a small number of state regulars , destined for ...
... honor of the expected success ; and therefore Gates , who was at Providence , was neither consulted not applied to for continental troops . General Lovel was to command the militia , with a small number of state regulars , destined for ...
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... friend or foe , that might chance to pass that way . Thus did General Hand and Colonel Durbin do honor to their own cha- racters . 1 racters . By the middle of October general Sullivan A. D. 1779. ] 21 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... friend or foe , that might chance to pass that way . Thus did General Hand and Colonel Durbin do honor to their own cha- racters . 1 racters . By the middle of October general Sullivan A. D. 1779. ] 21 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... honor and dignity of America . We should pay an ill compliment to the understanding and honor of every true American , were we to adduce many arguments to show the baseness or bad policy of violating our national faith , or omitting to ...
... honor and dignity of America . We should pay an ill compliment to the understanding and honor of every true American , were we to adduce many arguments to show the baseness or bad policy of violating our national faith , or omitting to ...
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... declined surren- dering on a general summons without any specific terms ; and mentioned , that if such were proposed as he could with honor accept , accept , he would then give his answer . The A. D. 1779 ] 31 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... declined surren- dering on a general summons without any specific terms ; and mentioned , that if such were proposed as he could with honor accept , accept , he would then give his answer . The A. D. 1779 ] 31 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... honor adopted the former . The morning of the 9th was fixed for the attack . The preceding night , one James Curry , formerly a clerk at Charlestown , but now ser- geant major in their volunteer company , went into Savannaja with a plan ...
... honor adopted the former . The morning of the 9th was fixed for the attack . The preceding night , one James Curry , formerly a clerk at Charlestown , but now ser- geant major in their volunteer company , went into Savannaja with a plan ...
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