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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Band 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... Quebec .... And retires to Point Aux Trembles .... Montgomery lays siege to Quebec .... Unsuccessful attack on that place . .... Death of Montgomery .... Blockade of Quebec conti- nued .... General Thomas takes command of the army ...
... Quebec .... And retires to Point Aux Trembles .... Montgomery lays siege to Quebec .... Unsuccessful attack on that place . .... Death of Montgomery .... Blockade of Quebec conti- nued .... General Thomas takes command of the army ...
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... Quebec . 1770 . March . Riot in Boston . No sufficient evidence in support of these assertions was ever adduced . But it is certain that extreme difficulty attended a perseverance in the plan which had been adopted . Indepen- dent of ...
... Quebec . 1770 . March . Riot in Boston . No sufficient evidence in support of these assertions was ever adduced . But it is certain that extreme difficulty attended a perseverance in the plan which had been adopted . Indepen- dent of ...
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... Quebec . This bill extended the limits of that province so as to include the territory between the lakes , the Ohio , and the Mississippi ; and , which was its most exceptionable feature , established a legislative council to be ...
... Quebec . This bill extended the limits of that province so as to include the territory between the lakes , the Ohio , and the Mississippi ; and , which was its most exceptionable feature , established a legislative council to be ...
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... Quebec , and to the twelve colonies repre- sented in congress . elected deputies who were very readily received into . congress . The powers too , with which the representatives of the several colonies were invested , were not only ...
... Quebec , and to the twelve colonies repre- sented in congress . elected deputies who were very readily received into . congress . The powers too , with which the representatives of the several colonies were invested , were not only ...
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... Absolute unanimity did not , and These letters , as well as that to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec , were prepared by mr . Cushing , mr . Lee , and mr . Dickinson . 1 * CHAP . II . could not be expected GEORGE WASHINGTON . 183.
... Absolute unanimity did not , and These letters , as well as that to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec , were prepared by mr . Cushing , mr . Lee , and mr . Dickinson . 1 * CHAP . II . could not be expected GEORGE WASHINGTON . 183.
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