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, Volume 2Richard Phillips, 1804 - Presidents |
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... late commander , who asked him very abruptly what he had come about , and to declare his business ; which he said he did in the following speech : " Fathers , I am come to tell you your own speeches ; what your own mouths have declared ...
... late commander , who asked him very abruptly what he had come about , and to declare his business ; which he said he did in the following speech : " Fathers , I am come to tell you your own speeches ; what your own mouths have declared ...
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... late , they came again , and acquainted me that the Shanoahs were not yet arrived , but that it should not retard the prosecution of our journey . He delivered in my hearing the speech that was to be made to the French by Jeskakake ...
... late , they came again , and acquainted me that the Shanoahs were not yet arrived , but that it should not retard the prosecution of our journey . He delivered in my hearing the speech that was to be made to the French by Jeskakake ...
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... late general , and ar- rived here about seven days before me . At two o'clock , the gentleman who was sent for arrived , when I offered the letter , & c . again , which they received , and adjourned into a private apartment for the ...
... late general , and ar- rived here about seven days before me . At two o'clock , the gentleman who was sent for arrived , when I offered the letter , & c . again , which they received , and adjourned into a private apartment for the ...
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... late general and the arrival of the present . He acknowledged that a boy had been carried past , and that the Indians had two or three white men's scalps ( I was told at Venango eight ) , but pretended to have forgotten the name of the ...
... late general and the arrival of the present . He acknowledged that a boy had been carried past , and that the Indians had two or three white men's scalps ( I was told at Venango eight ) , but pretended to have forgotten the name of the ...
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... late action ; . and cannot help testifying our grateful acknowledgments for your " high sense " of what we shall always esteem a duty to our coun- try and the best of kings . " Favoured with your regard , we shall zealously endeavour to ...
... late action ; . and cannot help testifying our grateful acknowledgments for your " high sense " of what we shall always esteem a duty to our coun- try and the best of kings . " Favoured with your regard , we shall zealously endeavour to ...
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