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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... military characters that have served in America , and who conjecture from his acceptance , that the re- duction of the colonies by an armed force will be more difficult than is generally expected . The ministers of state however are ...
... military characters that have served in America , and who conjecture from his acceptance , that the re- duction of the colonies by an armed force will be more difficult than is generally expected . The ministers of state however are ...
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... military business . But among the higher orders of men , a strange insensibility with respect to public affairs seemingly prevailed . The accounts of the late military actions , as well as political proceedings of no less importance ...
... military business . But among the higher orders of men , a strange insensibility with respect to public affairs seemingly prevailed . The accounts of the late military actions , as well as political proceedings of no less importance ...
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... military discipline , and to inflict exemplary punishment on all those who violate the military re- gulations established by congress . " They had before ordered four battalions.to Canada , they now added six more ; and di- rected the ...
... military discipline , and to inflict exemplary punishment on all those who violate the military re- gulations established by congress . " They had before ordered four battalions.to Canada , they now added six more ; and di- rected the ...
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... military has been rendered independent of , and superior to the civil power . A plan has been formed to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution , and unacknowledged by our laws . Acts have been passed by the British ...
... military has been rendered independent of , and superior to the civil power . A plan has been formed to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution , and unacknowledged by our laws . Acts have been passed by the British ...
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... military at New - York ; and gave them fresh spirits and vigor . The fear of fighting for , what they apprehended would be a patched reconciliation , was finally at an end . Two days before , col . Paterson waited upon gen . Wash ...
... military at New - York ; and gave them fresh spirits and vigor . The fear of fighting for , what they apprehended would be a patched reconciliation , was finally at an end . Two days before , col . Paterson waited upon gen . Wash ...
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