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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Band 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... object , and its character . Instead of con- quest , the views of the United States were now limited to the defence of their own territory ; and so great was the force directed against them , as to render their ability to repel inva ...
... object , and its character . Instead of con- quest , the views of the United States were now limited to the defence of their own territory ; and so great was the force directed against them , as to render their ability to repel inva ...
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... object of these representations however was , not to engage them in the war , but to keep them out of it . A treaty was , in conformity with the wishes of congress , negotiated with the Six Nations , in which they stipulated to observe ...
... object of these representations however was , not to engage them in the war , but to keep them out of it . A treaty was , in conformity with the wishes of congress , negotiated with the Six Nations , in which they stipulated to observe ...
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... object ; but other military stores of considerable value were taken ; and on its return , the fleet made several prizes . On the east end of Long island , commodore Hopkins fell in with the Glasgow , captain Howe , carrying twenty ...
... object ; but other military stores of considerable value were taken ; and on its return , the fleet made several prizes . On the east end of Long island , commodore Hopkins fell in with the Glasgow , captain Howe , carrying twenty ...
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... object ; yet common opinion supplied the want of these substantial requisites , and he would have been thought a traitor to his coun- try , who had manifested a suspicion that the public faith would not be religiously observed . On this ...
... object ; yet common opinion supplied the want of these substantial requisites , and he would have been thought a traitor to his coun- try , who had manifested a suspicion that the public faith would not be religiously observed . On this ...
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... the war , rendered it in- dispensable to the objects of justice , that some provision should be made for cases not contem . plated in the resolutions of congress . 1 1776 . The commerce of that extensive country had CHAP 44 THE LIFE OF.
... the war , rendered it in- dispensable to the objects of justice , that some provision should be made for cases not contem . plated in the resolutions of congress . 1 1776 . The commerce of that extensive country had CHAP 44 THE LIFE OF.
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