Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... engaged , and he bent the whole force of his mind to induce Congress seasonably to adopt measures to prevent them : In a letter to the Pre- sident of Congress , dated Feb. 9 , he entered thus fully into the subject . " The disadvantages ...
... engaged , and he bent the whole force of his mind to induce Congress seasonably to adopt measures to prevent them : In a letter to the Pre- sident of Congress , dated Feb. 9 , he entered thus fully into the subject . " The disadvantages ...
Seite 64
... engaged for a short , limited time only , have the officers too much in their power : For to obtain a degree of popularity , in order to induce a second inlistment , a kind of fa- miliarity takes place , which brings on a relaxa- tion ...
... engaged for a short , limited time only , have the officers too much in their power : For to obtain a degree of popularity , in order to induce a second inlistment , a kind of fa- miliarity takes place , which brings on a relaxa- tion ...
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Aaron Bancroft. the time for which the soldier was engaged , is spent in undoing , what you were aiming to incul- cate in the first . " To go into an enumeration of all the evils we have experienced in this late great change of the army ...
Aaron Bancroft. the time for which the soldier was engaged , is spent in undoing , what you were aiming to incul- cate in the first . " To go into an enumeration of all the evils we have experienced in this late great change of the army ...
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... engaged in the conspiracy ; but it was seasonably discovered , and a number of those concerned in it were executed . The permanent troops being found incompetent to defend the country , it became necessary to call detachments of the ...
... engaged in the conspiracy ; but it was seasonably discovered , and a number of those concerned in it were executed . The permanent troops being found incompetent to defend the country , it became necessary to call detachments of the ...
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... engaged , was great ; General Wash- ington stated it at a thousand men ; but his returns probably included only the regular regiments . General Howe , in an official letter , made the pri- soners to amount to one thousand and ninety ...
... engaged , was great ; General Wash- ington stated it at a thousand men ; but his returns probably included only the regular regiments . General Howe , in an official letter , made the pri- soners to amount to one thousand and ninety ...
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