The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America, Throughout the War which Established Their Independence; and First President of the United StatesCushing and Jewett, Benjamin Edes, printer, 1825 - 248 pages |
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... person escaped , and all the rest immediately surrendered . Soon after this affair , Col. Fry died , and the command of the regiment devolved on Washington , who speedily col- lected the whole at the Great Meadows . Two independent ...
... person escaped , and all the rest immediately surrendered . Soon after this affair , Col. Fry died , and the command of the regiment devolved on Washington , who speedily col- lected the whole at the Great Meadows . Two independent ...
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... persons and children , were equally liable with men in arms ; for savages make no dis- tinction . Extermination is their object . To Washington the inhabitants looked for that protection he had not the means of giving . In a letter to ...
... persons and children , were equally liable with men in arms ; for savages make no dis- tinction . Extermination is their object . To Washington the inhabitants looked for that protection he had not the means of giving . In a letter to ...
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... mind , which led the colonies to agree in many other particulars , pointed to him as the most proper person for presiding over their armies . To the President of Congress , announcing this appoint- ment 28 THE LIFE OF.
... mind , which led the colonies to agree in many other particulars , pointed to him as the most proper person for presiding over their armies . To the President of Congress , announcing this appoint- ment 28 THE LIFE OF.
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... persons and public bodies , the most flattering attention , and the strongest expressions of determination to support him . He received an address from the provincial congress of New York , in which , after expressing their ap ...
... persons and public bodies , the most flattering attention , and the strongest expressions of determination to support him . He received an address from the provincial congress of New York , in which , after expressing their ap ...
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... person suspected of being unfriendly to the liberties of America , or any aban- doned vagabond , to whom all causes and countries are equal and alike indifferent . " Though great exertions had been made to procure re- cruits , yet the ...
... person suspected of being unfriendly to the liberties of America , or any aban- doned vagabond , to whom all causes and countries are equal and alike indifferent . " Though great exertions had been made to procure re- cruits , yet the ...
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