The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesPorter & Coates, 1808 - 560 pages |
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... Houses - The Arrangements of his Household - His Regulations for Visitors - The Reasons of their adoption - The Relations of the United States with Foreign Powers - Congress establishes the Departments of the Government - The President ...
... Houses - The Arrangements of his Household - His Regulations for Visitors - The Reasons of their adoption - The Relations of the United States with Foreign Powers - Congress establishes the Departments of the Government - The President ...
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... House of Representatives the Papers respecting Diplomatic Transactions - His interpositions in favour of the Marquis La Fayette Takes the Son of the Marquis under his Pro-、 tection and Patronage . 408 CHAPTER XIII . The President ...
... House of Representatives the Papers respecting Diplomatic Transactions - His interpositions in favour of the Marquis La Fayette Takes the Son of the Marquis under his Pro-、 tection and Patronage . 408 CHAPTER XIII . The President ...
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... house in seven days , without meeting the enemy ; otherwise we must have been sacrificed by the indiscretion of these hooping , hallooing , gentlemen soldiers . - This jaunt afforded me great opportunity of seeing the bad regulation of ...
... house in seven days , without meeting the enemy ; otherwise we must have been sacrificed by the indiscretion of these hooping , hallooing , gentlemen soldiers . - This jaunt afforded me great opportunity of seeing the bad regulation of ...
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... House of Bur- gessés . SEPT . 2 , 1758. ] " We are still encamped here , very sickly and dispirited at the prospect before us . That appearance of glory which we once had in view , even that hope , that laudable ambition of serving our ...
... House of Bur- gessés . SEPT . 2 , 1758. ] " We are still encamped here , very sickly and dispirited at the prospect before us . That appearance of glory which we once had in view , even that hope , that laudable ambition of serving our ...
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... House of Burgesses , of which , in his absence , he had been chosen a member . His services , while commander of the Virginia forces , were appreciated by his countrymen ; and the British officers with whom he served , bore honourable ...
... House of Burgesses , of which , in his absence , he had been chosen a member . His services , while commander of the Virginia forces , were appreciated by his countrymen ; and the British officers with whom he served , bore honourable ...
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