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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... manner they deserved ) with addresses of their own to your Honour and the as- sembly , praying relief . And did I ever send any alarming account , without sending also the origi- nal papers , or the copies , which gave rise to it ...
... manner they deserved ) with addresses of their own to your Honour and the as- sembly , praying relief . And did I ever send any alarming account , without sending also the origi- nal papers , or the copies , which gave rise to it ...
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... manners , which give the best security for happiness in the married state . With her , he lived in all the confidence , endearment and felicity which this relation can produce . On his estate of Mount Vernon , he extensively engaged in ...
... manners , which give the best security for happiness in the married state . With her , he lived in all the confidence , endearment and felicity which this relation can produce . On his estate of Mount Vernon , he extensively engaged in ...
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... designed only to oppose the enemy in that place , and ought not to be weakened by detachments for the security of other parts of the country . " E General Washington early gave an example of the humane manner 1775. ] 49 LIFE OF WASHINGTON ,
... designed only to oppose the enemy in that place , and ought not to be weakened by detachments for the security of other parts of the country . " E General Washington early gave an example of the humane manner 1775. ] 49 LIFE OF WASHINGTON ,
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... manner in which he determined to conduct the war . By the representations of indi- viduals from Nova Scotia , Congress was led to suppose that a small force from the American army , aided by those inhabitants of that province , who were ...
... manner in which he determined to conduct the war . By the representations of indi- viduals from Nova Scotia , Congress was led to suppose that a small force from the American army , aided by those inhabitants of that province , who were ...
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... manner to make known their intentions , and to consider themselves as engaged to the last of December , 1776 , unless sooner discharged by Congress . The period of patriotic enthusiasm had , in some measure , passed away ; numbers of ...
... manner to make known their intentions , and to consider themselves as engaged to the last of December , 1776 , unless sooner discharged by Congress . The period of patriotic enthusiasm had , in some measure , passed away ; numbers of ...
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