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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... thousand pounds sterling , and the best office within the gift of the crown in America , might be at his disposal , if he could bring about a re - union between the two countries . Mr. Read replied , that he was not worth purchasing ...
... thousand pounds sterling , and the best office within the gift of the crown in America , might be at his disposal , if he could bring about a re - union between the two countries . Mr. Read replied , that he was not worth purchasing ...
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... thousand men ; of whom Vir- ginia was desired to furnish from her militia such number , not exceeding two thousand five hun- dred , as the board of war , or General M'Intosh , should require . To facilitate the success of this He had ...
... thousand men ; of whom Vir- ginia was desired to furnish from her militia such number , not exceeding two thousand five hun- dred , as the board of war , or General M'Intosh , should require . To facilitate the success of this He had ...
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... from the Indian proprietors . This settlement , which had flourished in a remarkable degree , contained upwards of a thousand families ; and had furnished , it it is said , nearly that number of soldiers to GENERAL WASHINGTON . 23.
... from the Indian proprietors . This settlement , which had flourished in a remarkable degree , contained upwards of a thousand families ; and had furnished , it it is said , nearly that number of soldiers to GENERAL WASHINGTON . 23.
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... thousand persons had escaped . Flying without money , clothes , or food , they sought for safety in the interior country . To prevent their returning , every thing remaining behind them was doomed to destruction . Fire and the sword ...
... thousand persons had escaped . Flying without money , clothes , or food , they sought for safety in the interior country . To prevent their returning , every thing remaining behind them was doomed to destruction . Fire and the sword ...
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... defeated his design by one of those bold and decisive measures which , whether formed on a great or a small scale , with many thousand VOL . IV . D or or a few hundred troops , mark the military and GENERAL WASHINGTON . 33.
... defeated his design by one of those bold and decisive measures which , whether formed on a great or a small scale , with many thousand VOL . IV . D or or a few hundred troops , mark the military and GENERAL WASHINGTON . 33.
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