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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... soon evident by the appearance of Sir George Collier in the Raisonable , attended with five frigates . While Sir George lay at Sandy - Hook , he gained information , on or before the 28th of July , from a Boston paper , as it is confi ...
... soon evident by the appearance of Sir George Collier in the Raisonable , attended with five frigates . While Sir George lay at Sandy - Hook , he gained information , on or before the 28th of July , from a Boston paper , as it is confi ...
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... soon felt himself so dissatisfied , that on the 9th of November he begged leave of congress to resign , upon the plea of bad health ; they on the last of the month , accepted his resignation . The carrying on of this expedition did not ...
... soon felt himself so dissatisfied , that on the 9th of November he begged leave of congress to resign , upon the plea of bad health ; they on the last of the month , accepted his resignation . The carrying on of this expedition did not ...
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... soon settled , and the mode of all future negociations amicably adjusted . Pre- vost returned a polite letter to the count , but declined surren- dering on a general summons without any specific terms ; and mentioned , that if such were ...
... soon settled , and the mode of all future negociations amicably adjusted . Pre- vost returned a polite letter to the count , but declined surren- dering on a general summons without any specific terms ; and mentioned , that if such were ...
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... soon repulsed . The pursuit was continued so near to the British intrenchments , that the French were exposed to a heavy fire , by which many of them fell . On the night of the 27th , major M'Arthur , with a party of the British ...
... soon repulsed . The pursuit was continued so near to the British intrenchments , that the French were exposed to a heavy fire , by which many of them fell . On the night of the 27th , major M'Arthur , with a party of the British ...
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... soon afterward declared Pulaski , an out - law . Nothing could be more congenial to his sentiments than to employ his arms in support of the American States . He offered his service to Congress and was honored with the rank of a ...
... soon afterward declared Pulaski , an out - law . Nothing could be more congenial to his sentiments than to employ his arms in support of the American States . He offered his service to Congress and was honored with the rank of a ...
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