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, Band 2Richard Phillips, 1804 |
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... directed the county - lieutenants below the Blue Ridge to order their militia immediately to Winchester ; but before these orders could be executed , the party which had done so much mischief , and excited such alarm , recrossed the ...
... directed the county - lieutenants below the Blue Ridge to order their militia immediately to Winchester ; but before these orders could be executed , the party which had done so much mischief , and excited such alarm , recrossed the ...
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... directed to pass Fort Cumberland , to harass the convoys ; and , if possible , to burn the magazines at Conogagee . - To the honour of Dumas , particular instructions were given , to restrain the Indians , as far as should be in his ...
... directed to pass Fort Cumberland , to harass the convoys ; and , if possible , to burn the magazines at Conogagee . - To the honour of Dumas , particular instructions were given , to restrain the Indians , as far as should be in his ...
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... directed towards Fort du Quesne , which he very justly considered as the source from whence had flowed all the miseries with which his distressed country had been deluged . He still laboured to impress on the officer commanding the ...
... directed towards Fort du Quesne , which he very justly considered as the source from whence had flowed all the miseries with which his distressed country had been deluged . He still laboured to impress on the officer commanding the ...
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... directed to march first , they would risk almost every thing , and be ruined if any accident should befal the artillery and military stores ; and , lastly , if they should advance on both roads by de- posits , they must double their ...
... directed to march first , they would risk almost every thing , and be ruined if any accident should befal the artillery and military stores ; and , lastly , if they should advance on both roads by de- posits , they must double their ...
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... directed to the American continent . The sys- tem which had been laid aside was renewed ; and , on the motion of Mr. Grenville , the first commis- sioner of the treasury , a resolution passed without much debate , importing that it ...
... directed to the American continent . The sys- tem which had been laid aside was renewed ; and , on the motion of Mr. Grenville , the first commis- sioner of the treasury , a resolution passed without much debate , importing that it ...
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