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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... committee was appointed to state the requisitions to be made for the proper establishment of the army , and expressing the expectation that he would remain in Philadelphia , in order to aid the consultations on that important subject ...
... committee was appointed to state the requisitions to be made for the proper establishment of the army , and expressing the expectation that he would remain in Philadelphia , in order to aid the consultations on that important subject ...
Page 41
... committee of officers was deputed to solicit the atten- tion of congress to this memorial , and to attend its progress through the house . Among the most distinguished members of the federal government , were persons sincerely disposed ...
... committee of officers was deputed to solicit the atten- tion of congress to this memorial , and to attend its progress through the house . Among the most distinguished members of the federal government , were persons sincerely disposed ...
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... committee in Philadelphia , showing that the ob- jects they solicited had not been obtained . On the 10th of that month , an anonymous paper was circulated , requiring a meeting of the general and field officers at the public building ...
... committee in Philadelphia , showing that the ob- jects they solicited had not been obtained . On the 10th of that month , an anonymous paper was circulated , requiring a meeting of the general and field officers at the public building ...
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... committee deputed by the army to congress . After mature deliberation they will devise what farther measures ought to be adopted as most rational and best calculated to obtain the just and important object in view . " The senior officer ...
... committee deputed by the army to congress . After mature deliberation they will devise what farther measures ought to be adopted as most rational and best calculated to obtain the just and important object in view . " The senior officer ...
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... committee consisting of General Knox , Colonel Brooks , and Captain Howard was then appointed , to prepare resolutions on the business be- fore them , and to report in half an hour . The report of the committee Deing brought in and ...
... committee consisting of General Knox , Colonel Brooks , and Captain Howard was then appointed , to prepare resolutions on the business be- fore them , and to report in half an hour . The report of the committee Deing brought in and ...
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