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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I . of the enemy , might terminate in the destruc1758 . tion of the colonies . The
flattering accounts of the forage on the Raystown road , could not but be
exaggerated . It was agreed by all unprejudiced men acquainted with the country
, that the ...
I . of the enemy , might terminate in the destruc1758 . tion of the colonies . The
flattering accounts of the forage on the Raystown road , could not but be
exaggerated . It was agreed by all unprejudiced men acquainted with the country
, that the ...
Page 147
In the middle and southern colonies , the irrita - 1770 . tion against the mother
country appears to have subsided in a considerable degree ; and no disposition
was manifested , to extend their opposition further than to defeat the collection of
...
In the middle and southern colonies , the irrita - 1770 . tion against the mother
country appears to have subsided in a considerable degree ; and no disposition
was manifested , to extend their opposition further than to defeat the collection of
...
Page 148
tion of Mas CHAP . II . fee bill , rose in arms for the purpose of shut1770 . ting up
the courts of justice , destroying all officers of government , and all lawyers , and
of prostrating government itself . Governor Tryon marched against them , and ...
tion of Mas CHAP . II . fee bill , rose in arms for the purpose of shut1770 . ting up
the courts of justice , destroying all officers of government , and all lawyers , and
of prostrating government itself . Governor Tryon marched against them , and ...
Page 207
... had just returned to Williamsburg from an expedi - Transactions tion against
the Indians , in which his arms had been crowned with success , and he had
thereby acquired a considerable degree of popularity . Presuming , perhaps too
much ...
... had just returned to Williamsburg from an expedi - Transactions tion against
the Indians , in which his arms had been crowned with success , and he had
thereby acquired a considerable degree of popularity . Presuming , perhaps too
much ...
Page 224
... that his providence would not permit us to be called into this severe
controversy , until we were grown up to our present strength , had been
previously exercised in warlike opera . tion , and possessed of the means of
defending ourselves .
... that his providence would not permit us to be called into this severe
controversy , until we were grown up to our present strength , had been
previously exercised in warlike opera . tion , and possessed of the means of
defending ourselves .
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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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