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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... representatives . After the termination of the very active campaign of 1781 in Virginia , the legislature of that state passed a law prohibiting all impressment , " unless it be by warrant from the executive in time of actual invasion ...
... representatives . After the termination of the very active campaign of 1781 in Virginia , the legislature of that state passed a law prohibiting all impressment , " unless it be by warrant from the executive in time of actual invasion ...
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... representatives in Philadelphia , and what measures ( if any ) should De adopted to obtain that redress of grievances which they seemed to have solicited in vain . " March 10 . On the same day an address to the army was privately ...
... representatives in Philadelphia , and what measures ( if any ) should De adopted to obtain that redress of grievances which they seemed to have solicited in vain . " March 10 . On the same day an address to the army was privately ...
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... representatives of America will not disband or disperse the army until their accounts are liquidated , the balances accurately ascertained , and adequate funds established for payment ; and in this arrangement , the officers expect that ...
... representatives of America will not disband or disperse the army until their accounts are liquidated , the balances accurately ascertained , and adequate funds established for payment ; and in this arrangement , the officers expect that ...
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... representatives of this com- Inonwealth to embrace every suitable occasion of testifying their sense of the unexam- pled merits of George Washington , esquire , towards his country , and it is their wish in particular that those great ...
... representatives of this com- Inonwealth to embrace every suitable occasion of testifying their sense of the unexam- pled merits of George Washington , esquire , towards his country , and it is their wish in particular that those great ...
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... Representative bodies will ever be faithful copies of their originals , and generally ex- hibit a chequered assemblage of virtue and vice , of abilities and weakness . The mass of men are neither wise nor good , and the virtue , like ...
... Representative bodies will ever be faithful copies of their originals , and generally ex- hibit a chequered assemblage of virtue and vice , of abilities and weakness . The mass of men are neither wise nor good , and the virtue , like ...
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