A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Volum 2F. Betts, 1822 |
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... inhabitants under pretence of their be- ing tories , may expect to be punished in the severest manner . " Such is the miserable degradation to which the state of civil war reduces human nature . Con- gress , after having passed several ...
... inhabitants under pretence of their be- ing tories , may expect to be punished in the severest manner . " Such is the miserable degradation to which the state of civil war reduces human nature . Con- gress , after having passed several ...
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... inhabitants , and threw their bodies into the flames ! It is painful to record such wanton acts of savage barbarity , but they have occurred too often , and are too well attested to be passed over in silence . Generals Sullivan ...
... inhabitants , and threw their bodies into the flames ! It is painful to record such wanton acts of savage barbarity , but they have occurred too often , and are too well attested to be passed over in silence . Generals Sullivan ...
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... inhabitants . They remained but a day or two at Brunswick , leaving it on the 22d for Am- boy , to which place they had previously sent their baggage . The anticipation of this movement induced General Washington to make preparation for ...
... inhabitants . They remained but a day or two at Brunswick , leaving it on the 22d for Am- boy , to which place they had previously sent their baggage . The anticipation of this movement induced General Washington to make preparation for ...
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... inhabitants , and that the militia might have something in this quarter to collect to . It is now effected , and the militia are coming in , so that I have the most sanguine hopes that the progress of the enemy will be checked , and I ...
... inhabitants , and that the militia might have something in this quarter to collect to . It is now effected , and the militia are coming in , so that I have the most sanguine hopes that the progress of the enemy will be checked , and I ...
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... inhabitants to meet at Castletown for the purpose of offering their submission and receiving pardon , fell into the hands of General Schuyler , who immediate- ly issued a counter - proclamation , setting forth the in- sidious designs of ...
... inhabitants to meet at Castletown for the purpose of offering their submission and receiving pardon , fell into the hands of General Schuyler , who immediate- ly issued a counter - proclamation , setting forth the in- sidious designs of ...
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