The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 Seiten |
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... liberty of saying will serve to convey a general idea of the matter ; and therefore I shall , with all due deference , take the liberty to give it as my opinion , that if the Congress have any reason to believe that there will be ...
... liberty of saying will serve to convey a general idea of the matter ; and therefore I shall , with all due deference , take the liberty to give it as my opinion , that if the Congress have any reason to believe that there will be ...
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... liberty , in a long letter , to recommend the enlist , ments for and during the war , assigning such reasons for it as experience has since convinced me were well founded . At that time , twenty dollars would , I am persuaded , have ...
... liberty , in a long letter , to recommend the enlist , ments for and during the war , assigning such reasons for it as experience has since convinced me were well founded . At that time , twenty dollars would , I am persuaded , have ...
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... liberty in France was taken from their altar , or , in the language of Dr Franklin , " the French having served an apprenticeship in America , set up for them- selves in Europe . " If a few individuals , more cool , doubted the ten ...
... liberty in France was taken from their altar , or , in the language of Dr Franklin , " the French having served an apprenticeship in America , set up for them- selves in Europe . " If a few individuals , more cool , doubted the ten ...
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