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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... tion . The General , and the admiral , from the rela- tion in which I stand , as soon as they approach our coast , will require of me a plan of the measures to be pursued , and there ought of right to be one prepared ; but circumstanced ...
... tion . The General , and the admiral , from the rela- tion in which I stand , as soon as they approach our coast , will require of me a plan of the measures to be pursued , and there ought of right to be one prepared ; but circumstanced ...
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... tion of the President , they observed : — " In the unan- imity which a second time marks this important national act , we trace with particular satisfaction , besides the distinguished tribute paid to the virtues and abilities which it ...
... tion of the President , they observed : — " In the unan- imity which a second time marks this important national act , we trace with particular satisfaction , besides the distinguished tribute paid to the virtues and abilities which it ...
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... tion . But as I cannot know how soon a more serious event may succeed to that which will this day take place , I have thought it a duty that I owed to myself , to my country , and to truth , now to detail the circum- stances above ...
... tion . But as I cannot know how soon a more serious event may succeed to that which will this day take place , I have thought it a duty that I owed to myself , to my country , and to truth , now to detail the circum- stances above ...
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