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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... hostility adopted by the American government against France ... General Washington appointed commander in chief of the Ameri can army ... His death ... And character . T OF GEORGE WASHINGTON . CHAPTER I. After retiring to CONTENTS . vii.
... hostility adopted by the American government against France ... General Washington appointed commander in chief of the Ameri can army ... His death ... And character . T OF GEORGE WASHINGTON . CHAPTER I. After retiring to CONTENTS . vii.
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... hostility to the late army , but in real apprehensions for equal liberty . To remove these apprehensions he deemed a wise and necessary policy ; and , at the general meeting in May , the hereditary principle , and the power of adopting ...
... hostility to the late army , but in real apprehensions for equal liberty . To remove these apprehensions he deemed a wise and necessary policy ; and , at the general meeting in May , the hereditary principle , and the power of adopting ...
Page 54
... hostility . It is essential therefore , that the same system should pervade the whole ; that the formation and disci- pline of the militia of the continent should be absolutely uniform , and that the same species of arms , accoutrements ...
... hostility . It is essential therefore , that the same system should pervade the whole ; that the formation and disci- pline of the militia of the continent should be absolutely uniform , and that the same species of arms , accoutrements ...
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... hostility they had no force to subdue , and whose friendship they had no money to purchase . And the characteristic enter- prise of their merchants , which in better times has displayed their flag in every part of the world , was then ...
... hostility they had no force to subdue , and whose friendship they had no money to purchase . And the characteristic enter- prise of their merchants , which in better times has displayed their flag in every part of the world , was then ...
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... letter , this gentleman draws the outlines of a constitution such as he would wish . It is essentially the same with that which was recommended by the convention . reignty , and in hostility to any considerable aug . 110 THE LIFE OF.
... letter , this gentleman draws the outlines of a constitution such as he would wish . It is essentially the same with that which was recommended by the convention . reignty , and in hostility to any considerable aug . 110 THE LIFE OF.
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