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 4Richard Phillips, 1805 |
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... arms . These papers were read every where with avid- ity , and seem to have produced among the friends of the revolution , the full effect expected from them . The commissioners appear still to have cherished the hope that a complete ...
... arms . These papers were read every where with avid- ity , and seem to have produced among the friends of the revolution , the full effect expected from them . The commissioners appear still to have cherished the hope that a complete ...
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... Upper Canada , as a measure which might be eventually eligible , and which might usefully em- ploy the arms of the United States , if their troops i : might safely be withdrawn from the sea board . He might 40 THE LIFE OF.
... Upper Canada , as a measure which might be eventually eligible , and which might usefully em- ploy the arms of the United States , if their troops i : might safely be withdrawn from the sea board . He might 40 THE LIFE OF.
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... arms , and am- munition , and of the provisions in store , and which can be collected in season . " Your committee have also attentively considered the in- telligence and observations communicated to them by the commander in chief ...
... arms , and am- munition , and of the provisions in store , and which can be collected in season . " Your committee have also attentively considered the in- telligence and observations communicated to them by the commander in chief ...
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... arms had heretofore been almost entirely directed against the northern and mid- dle states . The strongest and most populous parts of the American continent were pressed by their whole force , and , with the exception of the at- tempt ...
... arms had heretofore been almost entirely directed against the northern and mid- dle states . The strongest and most populous parts of the American continent were pressed by their whole force , and , with the exception of the at- tempt ...
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... arms should be principally directed against the southern states , which were less capable of resistance , and on which a very considerable impression might with great certainty be made . It was not unreasonable to suppose that the in ...
... arms should be principally directed against the southern states , which were less capable of resistance , and on which a very considerable impression might with great certainty be made . It was not unreasonable to suppose that the in ...
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