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, Volum 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... entered on the duties of his station . In a very short time after the action had commenced , he was the only aid remaining alive and unwounded . On him alone devolved , in an engagement with marksmen who selected officers , and ...
... entered on the duties of his station . In a very short time after the action had commenced , he was the only aid remaining alive and unwounded . On him alone devolved , in an engagement with marksmen who selected officers , and ...
Side 38
... entering the country of the enemy , by giving him em- ployment at home , and removing , if possible , the source of all their calamities , by driving the French from fort du Quesne . While they held that post , the great Indian force ...
... entering the country of the enemy , by giving him em- ployment at home , and removing , if possible , the source of all their calamities , by driving the French from fort du Quesne . While they held that post , the great Indian force ...
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... entered the service , our troops have been engaged in upwards of twenty skirmishes , and we have had near one hundred men killed and wounded . ” After condemning the ill judged economy shown in raising men , he proceeded thus to ...
... entered the service , our troops have been engaged in upwards of twenty skirmishes , and we have had near one hundred men killed and wounded . ” After condemning the ill judged economy shown in raising men , he proceeded thus to ...
Side 83
... entered into by individuals , for diminishing the use of British manufactures . Perceiving the opposition to be encountered by adhering to the vote of the last session , the administration informed the agents of the colonies in London ...
... entered into by individuals , for diminishing the use of British manufactures . Perceiving the opposition to be encountered by adhering to the vote of the last session , the administration informed the agents of the colonies in London ...
Side 103
... entering wedge , designed to make way for impositions too heavy to be borne . The appropriation of the money did not lessen the odium of the tax . The colonial legislatures considered the dependence of the governors and other officers ...
... entering wedge , designed to make way for impositions too heavy to be borne . The appropriation of the money did not lessen the odium of the tax . The colonial legislatures considered the dependence of the governors and other officers ...
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The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volum 2 John Marshall Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1845 |
The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volum 2 John Marshall Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1804 |
The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volum 2 John Marshall Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1804 |
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