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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... circumstances which might be necessary to ensure , or even to enlarge that independency . " They excuse their not beginning with the other part of the alternative , the withdrawal of the flects and armies , " on account of the ...
... circumstances which might be necessary to ensure , or even to enlarge that independency . " They excuse their not beginning with the other part of the alternative , the withdrawal of the flects and armies , " on account of the ...
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... circumstances would give the commissioners more satisfaction than to find that the extent of the future connection between the two countries would be determined on principles of mere rea- son , and considerations of mutual interest , on ...
... circumstances would give the commissioners more satisfaction than to find that the extent of the future connection between the two countries would be determined on principles of mere rea- son , and considerations of mutual interest , on ...
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... circumstances much less fa- vourable to the establishment of American inde- pendence , could be accepted when the prospects of the United States wore a brighter aspect than they had ever before assumed . The present and subsc- quent ...
... circumstances much less fa- vourable to the establishment of American inde- pendence , could be accepted when the prospects of the United States wore a brighter aspect than they had ever before assumed . The present and subsc- quent ...
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... circumstances it was determined to commu- nicate to the people at large , and therefore a pub- lication of the letters was immediately ordered . Some time afterwards Congress made a solemn declaration , in which , after reciting the ...
... circumstances it was determined to commu- nicate to the people at large , and therefore a pub- lication of the letters was immediately ordered . Some time afterwards Congress made a solemn declaration , in which , after reciting the ...
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... circumstances , his troops displayed such a degree of firmness , and acquitted them- selves with so much resolution , that the advantage was rather on their side ; when a soldier , either through treachery or cowardice , cried out ...
... circumstances , his troops displayed such a degree of firmness , and acquitted them- selves with so much resolution , that the advantage was rather on their side ; when a soldier , either through treachery or cowardice , cried out ...
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