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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... situation of the French on the Mississipi , their numbers , and what forts they had built . They informed me that there were four small forts between New Orleans and the Black Islands , garrisoned with about thirty or forty men , and a ...
... situation of the French on the Mississipi , their numbers , and what forts they had built . They informed me that there were four small forts between New Orleans and the Black Islands , garrisoned with about thirty or forty men , and a ...
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... situations and designs of the enemy ; This speech , he said , was delivered to them by one Capt . Jon- caire , their interpreter in chief , living at Venango , and a man of note in the army . 29th . The half king and Monakatoocha came ...
... situations and designs of the enemy ; This speech , he said , was delivered to them by one Capt . Jon- caire , their interpreter in chief , living at Venango , and a man of note in the army . 29th . The half king and Monakatoocha came ...
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... situation , as if to secure conceal- ment . tween the fort and Venango cannot be less than one hundred and thirty miles , to follow the meanders . canoe . 23d . When I got things ready to set off , I sent for the half king , to know ...
... situation , as if to secure conceal- ment . tween the fort and Venango cannot be less than one hundred and thirty miles , to follow the meanders . canoe . 23d . When I got things ready to set off , I sent for the half king , to know ...
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... situation à council of war was called , and the officers unanimously advised that they should retire to the fort at the Great Mea- dows , where the two roads united , and the country would not easily admit the passage of an enemy ...
... situation à council of war was called , and the officers unanimously advised that they should retire to the fort at the Great Mea- dows , where the two roads united , and the country would not easily admit the passage of an enemy ...
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... situation of Colonel Washington , and the medicine which had been administered to him , rendered it indispensable for him to stop . The physician declared that his life would be endangered by continuing with the army ; and General Brad ...
... situation of Colonel Washington , and the medicine which had been administered to him , rendered it indispensable for him to stop . The physician declared that his life would be endangered by continuing with the army ; and General Brad ...
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