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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... France and commanding officers of the French troops , as well as on the Marquis de Lafayette , who was about to ... revolution . The parliament of Great Britain reassembled in No. vember . The speech from the throne breathed a settled ...
... France and commanding officers of the French troops , as well as on the Marquis de Lafayette , who was about to ... revolution . The parliament of Great Britain reassembled in No. vember . The speech from the throne breathed a settled ...
Page 211
... French revolution , and its ef- fects on parties in the United States . MORE ample means for the protection of the frontiers having been placed in the hands of the executive , the immediate attention 1791 . of the President was directed ...
... French revolution , and its ef- fects on parties in the United States . MORE ample means for the protection of the frontiers having been placed in the hands of the executive , the immediate attention 1791 . of the President was directed ...
Page 251
... revolution , however , the division of sentiment was not marked with sufficient distinctness , nor the passions of ... French arms , or rather that the war might terminate without any diminution of French power , and in such a manner as ...
... revolution , however , the division of sentiment was not marked with sufficient distinctness , nor the passions of ... French arms , or rather that the war might terminate without any diminution of French power , and in such a manner as ...
Page 252
... France had contributed to suspend the payment of the debt to that nation , had added to the asperity with which the resolutions on that subject were supported ; and the French revolution will be found to have had great influence on the ...
... France had contributed to suspend the payment of the debt to that nation , had added to the asperity with which the resolutions on that subject were supported ; and the French revolution will be found to have had great influence on the ...
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... French nation was as strong , as consisted with a due regard to the interest ... revolution did not assume so ferocious a cha- racter as to silence the ... French minister to leave London , and disregarding equal- ly the fact that actual ...
... French nation was as strong , as consisted with a due regard to the interest ... revolution did not assume so ferocious a cha- racter as to silence the ... French minister to leave London , and disregarding equal- ly the fact that actual ...
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