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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... fire for several minutes ; and , concluding certainly that they were attacked , we marched in the best manner to their relief ; but when we came up we found them diverting themselves at marks . These men afford no assistance to the ...
... fire for several minutes ; and , concluding certainly that they were attacked , we marched in the best manner to their relief ; but when we came up we found them diverting themselves at marks . These men afford no assistance to the ...
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... fire , pro- Novem . 25 . ceeded down the Ohio in their boats . It is evident , that the capture of this place , so all important to the middle and southern provinces , was entirely to be attributed to the British fleet , which had ...
... fire , pro- Novem . 25 . ceeded down the Ohio in their boats . It is evident , that the capture of this place , so all important to the middle and southern provinces , was entirely to be attributed to the British fleet , which had ...
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... fire wood , & c . committed many acts of violence and outrage , and in particular , by cutting away a vessel from mr . Hancock's wharf , detaining her several days , without any legal proceeding filed against her , & c . This irritated ...
... fire wood , & c . committed many acts of violence and outrage , and in particular , by cutting away a vessel from mr . Hancock's wharf , detaining her several days , without any legal proceeding filed against her , & c . This irritated ...
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... fire . This representation receives strong support from the circumstances , that captain Preston , after a very long and Trial and public trial , was acquitted by a Boston jury ; and that of the eight soldiers who were prose- VOL . II ...
... fire . This representation receives strong support from the circumstances , that captain Preston , after a very long and Trial and public trial , was acquitted by a Boston jury ; and that of the eight soldiers who were prose- VOL . II ...
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... was yet unimpared , nor his manly eloquence which even at this late period of life , while his venerable frame was enfeebled by disease , partook largely of CHAP . III . that fire and energy which in GEORGE WASHINGTON . 159.
... was yet unimpared , nor his manly eloquence which even at this late period of life , while his venerable frame was enfeebled by disease , partook largely of CHAP . III . that fire and energy which in GEORGE WASHINGTON . 159.
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