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. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, Band 2J. Crissy, 1845 |
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... necessary to secure the great object of the contest . tempt to stimulate congress , " said he , in a letter to General Greene written at Mount Vernon , " to the best improvement of our late success , by taking the most vigorous and ...
... necessary to secure the great object of the contest . tempt to stimulate congress , " said he , in a letter to General Greene written at Mount Vernon , " to the best improvement of our late success , by taking the most vigorous and ...
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... necessary to adopt . This jealousy was nourished by all the intelligence received from Eu- rope . The utmost address of the British cabinet had been employed to detach the belligerents from each other . The mediation of Russia had been ...
... necessary to adopt . This jealousy was nourished by all the intelligence received from Eu- rope . The utmost address of the British cabinet had been employed to detach the belligerents from each other . The mediation of Russia had been ...
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... necessary to transfer them to a British post , and the Indians were invited to keep down the south side of the Altamaha to its mouth , whence they were to be conveyed through the inland passage to Savannah . Ar- rangements had been made ...
... necessary to transfer them to a British post , and the Indians were invited to keep down the south side of the Altamaha to its mouth , whence they were to be conveyed through the inland passage to Savannah . Ar- rangements had been made ...
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... necessary to recollect that the resolution of Octo- ber , 1780 , granting half pay for life to the officers , stood on the mere faith of a government possessing no funds enabling it to perform its en- gagements . From requisitions alone ...
... necessary to recollect that the resolution of Octo- ber , 1780 , granting half pay for life to the officers , stood on the mere faith of a government possessing no funds enabling it to perform its en- gagements . From requisitions alone ...
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... necessary charges , was to be sacredly appropriated to this humane purpose . The military gentlemen of each state were to constitute a distinct so- ciety , deputies from which were to assemble triennially , in order to form a general ...
... necessary charges , was to be sacredly appropriated to this humane purpose . The military gentlemen of each state were to constitute a distinct so- ciety , deputies from which were to assemble triennially , in order to form a general ...
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