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, Volume 5C.P. Wayne, 1807 - Generals |
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... colonel Pickering . .Colonel M Henry appointed secretary at war ... Charge against the president rejected ... ' 1 reaty with the Indians north west of the Ohio ... Treaty with Algiers ... Treaty with Spain ... Meeting of congress ...
... colonel Pickering . .Colonel M Henry appointed secretary at war ... Charge against the president rejected ... ' 1 reaty with the Indians north west of the Ohio ... Treaty with Algiers ... Treaty with Spain ... Meeting of congress ...
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... colonels of the French troops who had served in the United States , the insignia of the order were to be presented ; and they were to be invited to consider themselves as members of the society , at the head of which the commander in ...
... colonels of the French troops who had served in the United States , the insignia of the order were to be presented ; and they were to be invited to consider themselves as members of the society , at the head of which the commander in ...
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... colonel Humphries , a gentleman of whose judgment and friendship he entertained a high opinion , as we could not remain quiet more than three or four years in time of peace , under the constitutions of our own choosing , which were ...
... colonel Humphries , a gentleman of whose judgment and friendship he entertained a high opinion , as we could not remain quiet more than three or four years in time of peace , under the constitutions of our own choosing , which were ...
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... colonel Humphries , who was himself under this impression , thus accounts for the omission of the federal men in the assembly of Connecticut , to press the appointment of de- puties . " The reason , " he said , " was a con- viction that ...
... colonel Humphries , who was himself under this impression , thus accounts for the omission of the federal men in the assembly of Connecticut , to press the appointment of de- puties . " The reason , " he said , " was a con- viction that ...
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... Colonel Cobb , who had been in the family of general Washington during the war , had been appointed in Massachussetts a major general of the militia , and judge of 1783 to 1787 . duty . The ordinary recourse to 112 THE LIFE OF.
... Colonel Cobb , who had been in the family of general Washington during the war , had been appointed in Massachussetts a major general of the militia , and judge of 1783 to 1787 . duty . The ordinary recourse to 112 THE LIFE OF.
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