Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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Seite 38
... Mount Vernon - Appointed a Judge of the County Court , and a Member of the Virginia Legislature - Chosen a Member of the first Congress - Appointed Commander in Chief of the American Forces - Arrives at Camp - Arranges the Army ...
... Mount Vernon - Appointed a Judge of the County Court , and a Member of the Virginia Legislature - Chosen a Member of the first Congress - Appointed Commander in Chief of the American Forces - Arrives at Camp - Arranges the Army ...
Seite 39
... Mount Vernon was ever the seat of hospitality , and here its rights were liberally ex- ercised . Colonel Washington , although exact in requiring the punctual fulfilment of contracts and engagements , yet was diffusive in offices of ...
... Mount Vernon was ever the seat of hospitality , and here its rights were liberally ex- ercised . Colonel Washington , although exact in requiring the punctual fulfilment of contracts and engagements , yet was diffusive in offices of ...
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... Mount Vernon . 1781. ] THE brilliant issue of the last cam- paign did not relax the vigilance of General Wash- ington . He deemed it true policy to call forth all the resources of the country , that the United States might be prepared ...
... Mount Vernon . 1781. ] THE brilliant issue of the last cam- paign did not relax the vigilance of General Wash- ington . He deemed it true policy to call forth all the resources of the country , that the United States might be prepared ...
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... Mount Vernon , in the delightful prospect of spending the residue of his days in the bosom of domestic life . With an immaculate character he had passed through all the complicated transactions of a re- volutionary war ; and had ...
... Mount Vernon , in the delightful prospect of spending the residue of his days in the bosom of domestic life . With an immaculate character he had passed through all the complicated transactions of a re- volutionary war ; and had ...
Seite 333
... Mount Vernon , he thus expressed the grateful feelings of his heart on being relieved from the weight of his public station . " The scene is at length closed . I feel myself eased of a load of public care , and hope to spend the ...
... Mount Vernon , he thus expressed the grateful feelings of his heart on being relieved from the weight of his public station . " The scene is at length closed . I feel myself eased of a load of public care , and hope to spend the ...
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