The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesPorter & Coates, 1808 - 560 páginas |
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... have been consulted ; but he trusts that greater liberty has not been taken with any of them than is fair and honourable . The few facts which have not before been published , were received immediately from confidential friends of General.
... have been consulted ; but he trusts that greater liberty has not been taken with any of them than is fair and honourable . The few facts which have not before been published , were received immediately from confidential friends of General.
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... friends of General Washington , or from gentlemen who in respectable official situations , were members of his family during his military command . It has been the endeavour of the author to display the character of the man who is the ...
... friends of General Washington , or from gentlemen who in respectable official situations , were members of his family during his military command . It has been the endeavour of the author to display the character of the man who is the ...
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... friends , and many the decided enemies of the English . The fatigues and dangers which induced other Vir- ginians to decline the commission of envoy on this occasion , led Mr. Washington with ardor to seek the appointment . OCT . 31 ...
... friends , and many the decided enemies of the English . The fatigues and dangers which induced other Vir- ginians to decline the commission of envoy on this occasion , led Mr. Washington with ardor to seek the appointment . OCT . 31 ...
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... friendship of the Indians , and to acquire a knowledge of the country , which promised to be the scene of military operations . Scarcely had he taken possession of his ground , when some friendly Indians informed him that the French had ...
... friendship of the Indians , and to acquire a knowledge of the country , which promised to be the scene of military operations . Scarcely had he taken possession of his ground , when some friendly Indians informed him that the French had ...
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... friends , whom he could not relieve ; and of the carnage and ravages of a ferocious enemy , whom he could not chastise . Before a force from below could be collected , the invading foe , having glutted their appetite for blood and ...
... friends , whom he could not relieve ; and of the carnage and ravages of a ferocious enemy , whom he could not chastise . Before a force from below could be collected , the invading foe , having glutted their appetite for blood and ...
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