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 2Richard Phillips, 1804 |
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... into revenue officers , and directed- to take the custom - house oaths . Being unacquaint- ed with the custom - house laws and usages , many vexatious " vexatious seizures were made , for which no redress could GENERAL WASHINGTON . 105.
... into revenue officers , and directed- to take the custom - house oaths . Being unacquaint- ed with the custom - house laws and usages , many vexatious " vexatious seizures were made , for which no redress could GENERAL WASHINGTON . 105.
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... directed against the existence of power in ourselves , that Ge- neral Conway stood alone in denying the right claimed by the British legislature . He alone had the courage to stem the torrent of public opinion , and with magnanimous ...
... directed against the existence of power in ourselves , that Ge- neral Conway stood alone in denying the right claimed by the British legislature . He alone had the courage to stem the torrent of public opinion , and with magnanimous ...
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... directed to lay before the ministry , wherein they take notice of the hardship of the act for preventing mutiny and desertion , which requires the governor and council to provide enumerated articles for the king's marching troops , and ...
... directed to lay before the ministry , wherein they take notice of the hardship of the act for preventing mutiny and desertion , which requires the governor and council to provide enumerated articles for the king's marching troops , and ...
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... directed personally against him - resentments occa- sioned as well by the haughtiness of his manners , and a persuasion that he had misrepresented , in his letters to ministers , their conduct and opinions , as by the unpopular course ...
... directed personally against him - resentments occa- sioned as well by the haughtiness of his manners , and a persuasion that he had misrepresented , in his letters to ministers , their conduct and opinions , as by the unpopular course ...
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... directed to select for the command of it an officer on whose prudence , reso- lution , and integrity , he could entirely rely . The transactions respecting the seizure of the sloop Liberty rendered any attempt to produce a counter- mand ...
... directed to select for the command of it an officer on whose prudence , reso- lution , and integrity , he could entirely rely . The transactions respecting the seizure of the sloop Liberty rendered any attempt to produce a counter- mand ...
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