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. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, Volume 2J. Crissy, 1845 |
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... Britain to the minister of his most Christian * The distresses of the southern army were such that , if plainly described , truth would wear the appearance of fiction . They were almost naked and barefooted , fre- quently without food ...
... Britain to the minister of his most Christian * The distresses of the southern army were such that , if plainly described , truth would wear the appearance of fiction . They were almost naked and barefooted , fre- quently without food ...
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... Britain . Conciliatory conduct of General Carlton . - Transactions in the south . - Negotia- tions for peace . — Preliminary and eventual articles agreed upon between the United States and Great Britain . - Discontents of the American ...
... Britain . Conciliatory conduct of General Carlton . - Transactions in the south . - Negotia- tions for peace . — Preliminary and eventual articles agreed upon between the United States and Great Britain . - Discontents of the American ...
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... Britain and Ameri- ca. " The whole force of administration was exerted to get rid of this resolution , but was exerted in vain ; and it was carried . An address to the king , in the words of the resolution , was immediately voted , and ...
... Britain and Ameri- ca. " The whole force of administration was exerted to get rid of this resolution , but was exerted in vain ; and it was carried . An address to the king , in the words of the resolution , was immediately voted , and ...
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... Britain , in consequence of which propositions for the suspension of hostilities were made in the southern department , about the time that they were rejected in the north . The same motives con- tinuing to influence congress , they ...
... Britain , in consequence of which propositions for the suspension of hostilities were made in the southern department , about the time that they were rejected in the north . The same motives con- tinuing to influence congress , they ...
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... Britain in the West Indies was not too extravagant to be indulged . Immense preparations had been made for the invasion of Jamaica ; and , early in April , Admiral Count D de Grasse sailed from Martinique with a powerful fleet , GEORGE ...
... Britain in the West Indies was not too extravagant to be indulged . Immense preparations had been made for the invasion of Jamaica ; and , early in April , Admiral Count D de Grasse sailed from Martinique with a powerful fleet , GEORGE ...
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