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 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... America , had at length been effected by the union of British and American valour . They had co - operated in the 66 laws of trade were executed . A question was agitated in the court in which the colony took a very deep interest . A ...
... America , had at length been effected by the union of British and American valour . They had co - operated in the 66 laws of trade were executed . A question was agitated in the court in which the colony took a very deep interest . A ...
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... American heart by this community of danger , and identity of interest , the brilliant achieve- ments of the war had exalted to enthusiasm , their admiration of British valour . They were proud of the land of their ancestors , and ...
... American heart by this community of danger , and identity of interest , the brilliant achieve- ments of the war had exalted to enthusiasm , their admiration of British valour . They were proud of the land of their ancestors , and ...
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... American merchants , at the head of whom was sir William Keith , governor of Pennsylvania . It was proposed to raise a body of regulars , to be stationed along the western frontier of the British settlements ; for the pro- tection of ...
... American merchants , at the head of whom was sir William Keith , governor of Pennsylvania . It was proposed to raise a body of regulars , to be stationed along the western frontier of the British settlements ; for the pro- tection of ...
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... American continent . The system which had been laid aside was renewed , and on the motion of mr . Grenville , the first commissioner of the treasury , a resolution passed without much debate , importing that it would be proper to impose ...
... American continent . The system which had been laid aside was renewed , and on the motion of mr . Grenville , the first commissioner of the treasury , a resolution passed without much debate , importing that it would be proper to impose ...
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Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and ... America . The right of parliament to impose taxes on the colonies , for the purpose of raising a revenue , became the ...
Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and ... America . The right of parliament to impose taxes on the colonies , for the purpose of raising a revenue , became the ...
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