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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... engaged against France and . Spain , first kindled those latent sparks which afterwards blazed with equal splendour and advantage ; and at the age of fifteen he urged so pressingly to be permitted to enter into the British navy , that ...
... engaged against France and . Spain , first kindled those latent sparks which afterwards blazed with equal splendour and advantage ; and at the age of fifteen he urged so pressingly to be permitted to enter into the British navy , that ...
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... or who did not wish to be actors in them , they seem to have furnished motives to Mr. Wash ington for desiring to be employed in this hazardous B 2 A service , service , and he engaged in it with the utmost GENERAL WASHINGTON .
... or who did not wish to be actors in them , they seem to have furnished motives to Mr. Wash ington for desiring to be employed in this hazardous B 2 A service , service , and he engaged in it with the utmost GENERAL WASHINGTON .
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... engaged in it with the utmost ala- crity . He commenced his journey from Williamsburg the day on which he was commissioned , and arrived on the 14th of November at Willis's Creek , then the extreme frontier settlement of the English ...
... engaged in it with the utmost ala- crity . He commenced his journey from Williamsburg the day on which he was commissioned , and arrived on the 14th of November at Willis's Creek , then the extreme frontier settlement of the English ...
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... engaged Mr. Jacob Vanbraam to be my French interpreter , and proceeded with him to Alexan- dria , where we provided necessaries . From thence we went to Winchester , and got baggage , horses , & c . and from thence we pursued the new ...
... engaged Mr. Jacob Vanbraam to be my French interpreter , and proceeded with him to Alexan- dria , where we provided necessaries . From thence we went to Winchester , and got baggage , horses , & c . and from thence we pursued the new ...
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... engaged Mr. Gist to pilot us out ; and also hired four others as servitors - Barnaby Currin and John M'Quite , Indian traders , Henry Steward and William Jenkins - and in company with those persons left the inhabitants the next day ...
... engaged Mr. Gist to pilot us out ; and also hired four others as servitors - Barnaby Currin and John M'Quite , Indian traders , Henry Steward and William Jenkins - and in company with those persons left the inhabitants the next day ...
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