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, Volume 2 |
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rapidity which had been expected . Finding this , CHAP . IV . one officer from
each company was employed 1775 . to recruit in the country ; but the progress
Nov . 20 . made was not such as the public exigencies demanded . The army was
...
rapidity which had been expected . Finding this , CHAP . IV . one officer from
each company was employed 1775 . to recruit in the country ; but the progress
Nov . 20 . made was not such as the public exigencies demanded . The army was
...
Page 425
ces him , but they were not expected soon , and he CHAP . VII . thought himself
strong enough to open the 1776 . campaign without them . To this army , alike
formidable for its numbers and the abundant supply of military stores of every sort
...
ces him , but they were not expected soon , and he CHAP . VII . thought himself
strong enough to open the 1776 . campaign without them . To this army , alike
formidable for its numbers and the abundant supply of military stores of every sort
...
Page 427
VII . been long expected , would bring with them 1776 . propositions which would
serve as the basis of an accommodation ; and , though the majority had taken up
opinions in favour of independence , yet the minority was capable of impeding ...
VII . been long expected , would bring with them 1776 . propositions which would
serve as the basis of an accommodation ; and , though the majority had taken up
opinions in favour of independence , yet the minority was capable of impeding ...
Page 540
The militia of Pennsylvania had not turned out with the alacrity expected from
them . General Howe would , most probably , avail himself of the ice which was
now to be expected , and of the dissolution of the American army , to pass the ...
The militia of Pennsylvania had not turned out with the alacrity expected from
them . General Howe would , most probably , avail himself of the ice which was
now to be expected , and of the dissolution of the American army , to pass the ...
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We expected to have found the river frozen , but it was not , only about fifty yards
from each shore : The ice I suppose had broken up above , for it was driving in
vast quantities . There was no way for getting over but on a raft ; which we set ...
We expected to have found the river frozen , but it was not , only about fifty yards
from each shore : The ice I suppose had broken up above , for it was driving in
vast quantities . There was no way for getting over but on a raft ; which we set ...
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| Title | 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 ..., Volume 2 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, Bushrod Washington |
| Author | John Marshall |
| Publisher | C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2007 |
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