Lives of the Presidents of the United States: With Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Sketches of the Most Remarkable Events in the History of the Country, from Its Discovery to the Present Time, and a General View of Its Present ConditionN. Watson & Company, 1833 - 508 Seiten |
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... honor done me in this appointment , yet I feel great distress from a consciousness that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust . How- ever , as the Congress desire it , I will enter ...
... honor done me in this appointment , yet I feel great distress from a consciousness that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust . How- ever , as the Congress desire it , I will enter ...
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... honor , call upon us for a vigorous and manly exertion ; and if we now shamefully fail , we shall become infamous to the whole world . Let us then rely on the goodness of our cause , and on the aid of the Supreme Being , in whose hands ...
... honor , call upon us for a vigorous and manly exertion ; and if we now shamefully fail , we shall become infamous to the whole world . Let us then rely on the goodness of our cause , and on the aid of the Supreme Being , in whose hands ...
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... honor to any country , and who had fallen gloriously fighting at his post . " This was the method which he adopted to animate the spirits of the army . General Howe continued to prosecute his scheme for cutting off Washington's ...
... honor to any country , and who had fallen gloriously fighting at his post . " This was the method which he adopted to animate the spirits of the army . General Howe continued to prosecute his scheme for cutting off Washington's ...
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... honor , which I consider as embarked with that of the army at large . But this I believe to be impossible . Any corps that was about to set an example of the kind , would weigh well the consequences ; and no officer of common ...
... honor , which I consider as embarked with that of the army at large . But this I believe to be impossible . Any corps that was about to set an example of the kind , would weigh well the consequences ; and no officer of common ...
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... honor , will support them to a certain point , beyond which it will not go . I doubt not Congress will be sensible of the danger of an extreme in this respect , and will pardon my anxiety to obviate it . " The legislature of New ...
... honor , will support them to a certain point , beyond which it will not go . I doubt not Congress will be sensible of the danger of an extreme in this respect , and will pardon my anxiety to obviate it . " The legislature of New ...
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Adams Admiral afterwards American appointed arms army arrived Assembly attack body Boston Britain British called Captain Carolina character chief citizens Colonel colonies Columbus command commenced committee Congress Constitution Continental Congress continued council Court Declaration of Independence declared defence delegates discharge duties elected enemy England English executive favor fire force Fort Strother France French friends Governor Hispaniola honor House hundred immediately independence Indians island Jackson James Monroe Jefferson John Adams land Legislature liberty March Maryland Massachusetts measures ment miles military militia Minister Missouri Monroe nation native New-York occasion party passed patriotism peace Pennsylvania Philadelphia political present President received resolution respect retired river sailed Samuel Adams seat Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent ships soldiers soon South Carolina Spain spirit Tennessee thousand tion took town treaty troops Union United vessels Virginia votes Washington whole