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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... inhabitants the next day . The ex- cessive rains and vast quantity of snow which had fallen , pre- vented our reaching Mr. Frazier's , an Indian trader at the mouth of Turtle Creek , on Monongahela River , till Thursday the 22d . We ...
... inhabitants the next day . The ex- cessive rains and vast quantity of snow which had fallen , pre- vented our reaching Mr. Frazier's , an Indian trader at the mouth of Turtle Creek , on Monongahela River , till Thursday the 22d . We ...
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... inhabitants . 25th . Came to town four of ten Frenchmen , who had deserted from a company at Kuskuskas , which lies at the mouth of this river . I got the following account from them : -They were sent from New Orleans with a hundred men ...
... inhabitants . 25th . Came to town four of ten Frenchmen , who had deserted from a company at Kuskuskas , which lies at the mouth of this river . I got the following account from them : -They were sent from New Orleans with a hundred men ...
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... inhabitants , instead of assembling in arms , and obtaining safety by meet- ing the enemy , fled into the lower country , and in- creased the general terror . In this state of things he endeavoured to collect and arm the men who had ...
... inhabitants , instead of assembling in arms , and obtaining safety by meet- ing the enemy , fled into the lower country , and in- creased the general terror . In this state of things he endeavoured to collect and arm the men who had ...
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... inhabitants now in forts must unavoid- ably fall , while the remainder are flying before the barbarous foe . In fine , the melancholy situation of the people , the little prospect of assistance , the gross and scandalous abuses cast ...
... inhabitants now in forts must unavoid- ably fall , while the remainder are flying before the barbarous foe . In fine , the melancholy situation of the people , the little prospect of assistance , the gross and scandalous abuses cast ...
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... inhabitants of that place . Lord Fairfax , who commanded the militia of that and the adjacent counties , had order- ed them to his assistance ; but they were slow in turning out , and he complained that three days ' unremitting exertion ...
... inhabitants of that place . Lord Fairfax , who commanded the militia of that and the adjacent counties , had order- ed them to his assistance ; but they were slow in turning out , and he complained that three days ' unremitting exertion ...
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