Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 pages |
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... occasion , led Mr. Washington with ardor to seek the appointment . pro- OCT . 31 , 1753. ] The very day on which he received his commission he commenced his jour- ney from Williamsburg . At Winchester he cured the necessary provisions ...
... occasion , led Mr. Washington with ardor to seek the appointment . pro- OCT . 31 , 1753. ] The very day on which he received his commission he commenced his jour- ney from Williamsburg . At Winchester he cured the necessary provisions ...
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... occasion amounted to fifty - eight . The enemy were stated to have had about two hundred killed and wounded . The public gave to this brave band merited praise ; and the assembly of Virginia expressed their sense of the resolution and ...
... occasion amounted to fifty - eight . The enemy were stated to have had about two hundred killed and wounded . The public gave to this brave band merited praise ; and the assembly of Virginia expressed their sense of the resolution and ...
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... occasion , Colonel Washington indignantly witnessed their pusilla- nimity . In an official relation of the engage- ment , to the Executive of Virginia , he observes , They were struck with such an inconceivable panic , that nothing but ...
... occasion , Colonel Washington indignantly witnessed their pusilla- nimity . In an official relation of the engage- ment , to the Executive of Virginia , he observes , They were struck with such an inconceivable panic , that nothing but ...
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... occasion . Colonel Washington was at this time employed on the new road , in the neighbourhood of Rays- town . OCT . 8 , 1758. ] General Forbes resolved that the main army should move from this place ; and he called upon the commanding ...
... occasion . Colonel Washington was at this time employed on the new road , in the neighbourhood of Rays- town . OCT . 8 , 1758. ] General Forbes resolved that the main army should move from this place ; and he called upon the commanding ...
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... occasion dissatisfactions , which endangered a cause that could be supported by public opinion only . To relieve him from this embarrassment , Congress passed a resolution , " That the army before Boston was designed only to oppose the ...
... occasion dissatisfactions , which endangered a cause that could be supported by public opinion only . To relieve him from this embarrassment , Congress passed a resolution , " That the army before Boston was designed only to oppose the ...
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