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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Band 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... engaged to take part with America , as the only means of pre- venting them from joining the enemy . A plan had been formed by lord Dunmore , through the agency of a mr . Connelly , to induce the Indians to co - operate with him , and ...
... engaged to take part with America , as the only means of pre- venting them from joining the enemy . A plan had been formed by lord Dunmore , through the agency of a mr . Connelly , to induce the Indians to co - operate with him , and ...
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... in which the warriors of those tribes engaged to enter into the service of the United States , on the same terms , and for the same compensation e Ramsay . which was allowed to American citizens . Some CHAP . 20 THE LIFE OF.
... in which the warriors of those tribes engaged to enter into the service of the United States , on the same terms , and for the same compensation e Ramsay . which was allowed to American citizens . Some CHAP . 20 THE LIFE OF.
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... engaged in the contest , and the hope that it would not be of long dura- tion , furnished motives for giving a value to paper , which overbalanced the apprehensions their past experience might otherwise have excited . There were other ...
... engaged in the contest , and the hope that it would not be of long dura- tion , furnished motives for giving a value to paper , which overbalanced the apprehensions their past experience might otherwise have excited . There were other ...
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... they were also relied on as constituting the main body and strength of the army . Their absolute in- capacity to maintain this station in the military arniy . CHAP . I. arrangements of any country , engaged in GEORGE WASHINGTON . 55.
... they were also relied on as constituting the main body and strength of the army . Their absolute in- capacity to maintain this station in the military arniy . CHAP . I. arrangements of any country , engaged in GEORGE WASHINGTON . 55.
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... engaged in war 1776. with an enemy of nearly equal strength ; em- ploying a permanent force , at all times capable of being used to its utmost extent , was demon- strated to the conviction of scepticism itself ; and under the weight of ...
... engaged in war 1776. with an enemy of nearly equal strength ; em- ploying a permanent force , at all times capable of being used to its utmost extent , was demon- strated to the conviction of scepticism itself ; and under the weight of ...
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