The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Band 2Samuel 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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... conduct on this occasion . There was a full supply of teams and other requisites for the service ; and though the men were for a while without cover , and suffered from the rain and cold , yet before Thursday evening he had a number of ...
... conduct on this occasion . There was a full supply of teams and other requisites for the service ; and though the men were for a while without cover , and suffered from the rain and cold , yet before Thursday evening he had a number of ...
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... conduct of smaller villains . What so hastened the British upon a sight of the works at Nook's Hill , was probably an apprehension , that the Americans would possess themselves of Noddle's Island , and by erecting batteries at both ...
... conduct of smaller villains . What so hastened the British upon a sight of the works at Nook's Hill , was probably an apprehension , that the Americans would possess themselves of Noddle's Island , and by erecting batteries at both ...
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... conduct of Sir Peter Parker and lord Corn- wallis , were to leave Ireland on an expedition to the southern provinces in the beginning of the year , and that North - Carolina was their first , if not principal object . He knew also that ...
... conduct of Sir Peter Parker and lord Corn- wallis , were to leave Ireland on an expedition to the southern provinces in the beginning of the year , and that North - Carolina was their first , if not principal object . He knew also that ...
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... to transmit to future ages , as examples truly Dr. Ramsey's Hiftory of the Revolution of South Carolina , vol . 1. p . 82 , and onward . worthy worthy of imitation , his patriotism , conduct , boldness 33 THE HISTORY OF THE [ A. D. 1776.
... to transmit to future ages , as examples truly Dr. Ramsey's Hiftory of the Revolution of South Carolina , vol . 1. p . 82 , and onward . worthy worthy of imitation , his patriotism , conduct , boldness 33 THE HISTORY OF THE [ A. D. 1776.
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William Gordon. worthy of imitation , his patriotism , conduct , boldness of enter- prise , insuperabic perseverance , and contempt of danger and death , a monument be procured from Paris or any other part of France , with an inscription ...
William Gordon. worthy of imitation , his patriotism , conduct , boldness of enter- prise , insuperabic perseverance , and contempt of danger and death , a monument be procured from Paris or any other part of France , with an inscription ...
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