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 4Richard Phillips, 1805 - Presidents |
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... considerable sum of money , and of any office in the gift of the crown , as an inducement to use his influence for the res- toration of harmony between the two countries . These circumstances it was determined to commu- nicate to the ...
... considerable sum of money , and of any office in the gift of the crown , as an inducement to use his influence for the res- toration of harmony between the two countries . These circumstances it was determined to commu- nicate to the ...
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... considerable degree of solicitude had ever been felt by Congress , to engage the numerous tribes of Indians on the frontier , either to take part with them in the war , or to preserve a neu- trality . In its first stages , many of them ...
... considerable degree of solicitude had ever been felt by Congress , to engage the numerous tribes of Indians on the frontier , either to take part with them in the war , or to preserve a neu- trality . In its first stages , many of them ...
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... considerable portion of the army , than had been allotted to that part of the union , since the сар- ture of Burgoyne . On July the 15th Colonel Hartley's regiment , and two companies of militia , were ordered , on the first ...
... considerable portion of the army , than had been allotted to that part of the union , since the сар- ture of Burgoyne . On July the 15th Colonel Hartley's regiment , and two companies of militia , were ordered , on the first ...
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... considerable body of American troops might be spared for that service ; and if Halifax should fall by the beginning or middle of October , the army might either proceed immediately against Newfoundland , or remain in garrison till the ...
... considerable body of American troops might be spared for that service ; and if Halifax should fall by the beginning or middle of October , the army might either proceed immediately against Newfoundland , or remain in garrison till the ...
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... considerable , as to balance on the extent which might safely be given to such an ex- pedition , admitting the United States to be eva- cuated by the British armies . He In this state of mind , he received the magnifi- cent plan already ...
... considerable , as to balance on the extent which might safely be given to such an ex- pedition , admitting the United States to be eva- cuated by the British armies . He In this state of mind , he received the magnifi- cent plan already ...
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