The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Band 2Samuel Campbell, no. 124, Pearl-street, 1801 "The following work is not confined to the contest between Great Britain and the United States of America, but includes all the other parts of the war which originated from that contest. ... The form of letters, instead of chapters, is not altogether imaginary, as the author, from his arrival in America in 1770, maintained a correspondence with gentlemen in London, Rotterdam and Paris, answering in general to the prefixed dates."--Preface. |
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... means of them , p . 166. The American troops guilty of great plundering , p . 168. The American stores at Peek's - kill destroyed by the British , p . 170. The states at- tempt the regulating of prices , p . 171. The treatment of the ...
... means of them , p . 166. The American troops guilty of great plundering , p . 168. The American stores at Peek's - kill destroyed by the British , p . 170. The states at- tempt the regulating of prices , p . 171. The treatment of the ...
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... means countenance . " A dis- sent and protest was brought into convention , [ Jan. 12. ] by several of the representatives ; the purport of it was , " We dis- sent and protest against the present plan of taking up govern ment for the ...
... means countenance . " A dis- sent and protest was brought into convention , [ Jan. 12. ] by several of the representatives ; the purport of it was , " We dis- sent and protest against the present plan of taking up govern ment for the ...
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... mean to leave the management of affairs in gen . Wooster's hands , ( Woos- ter was at Montreal . ) If this business should terminate in a block- ade , I shall think myself at liberty to return . However if possi- ble , I shall first ...
... mean to leave the management of affairs in gen . Wooster's hands , ( Woos- ter was at Montreal . ) If this business should terminate in a block- ade , I shall think myself at liberty to return . However if possi- ble , I shall first ...
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... mean time to set -fire to the gate with the combustibles prepared for that purpose . The colonel is also to give the signals for the combination of at- tack , which is to begin exactly at five o'clock . ( It is said that capt . Frazer ...
... mean time to set -fire to the gate with the combustibles prepared for that purpose . The colonel is also to give the signals for the combination of at- tack , which is to begin exactly at five o'clock . ( It is said that capt . Frazer ...
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... means of the hills , which are in view one of another , intelligence can be conveyed instantly from Dorchester heights to Ruxbury , and from Roxbury to Cambridge and so the reverse . This mode of communicating information is the ...
... means of the hills , which are in view one of another , intelligence can be conveyed instantly from Dorchester heights to Ruxbury , and from Roxbury to Cambridge and so the reverse . This mode of communicating information is the ...
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