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 2C.P. Wayne, 1804 - Generals |
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... Boston .... Reso- lutions of the house of burgesses of Virginia .... The governor dissolves the assembly .... The members form and sign a non - importation association .... Measures ge- nerally taken against the importation of British ...
... Boston .... Reso- lutions of the house of burgesses of Virginia .... The governor dissolves the assembly .... The members form and sign a non - importation association .... Measures ge- nerally taken against the importation of British ...
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... Boston .... Possession taken of the heights of Dorchester .... Boston evacuated . CHAPTER V. Invasion of Canada meditated .... The Americans enter that province .... Siege of St. Johns .... Capture of fort Chamblee .... Carleton ...
... Boston .... Possession taken of the heights of Dorchester .... Boston evacuated . CHAPTER V. Invasion of Canada meditated .... The Americans enter that province .... Siege of St. Johns .... Capture of fort Chamblee .... Carleton ...
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... Boston .... Reso- lutions of the house of burgesses of Virginia .... The governor dissolves the assembly .... The members form and sign a non - importation association .... Measures ge- nerally taken against the importation of British ...
... Boston .... Reso- lutions of the house of burgesses of Virginia .... The governor dissolves the assembly .... The members form and sign a non - importation association .... Measures ge- nerally taken against the importation of British ...
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... Boston by stress of weather , ap- plied to the governor for the necessary and usual supplies . He laid the application before his council who advised that , “ in pursuance of the act of parliament , " the supplies required should be ...
... Boston by stress of weather , ap- plied to the governor for the necessary and usual supplies . He laid the application before his council who advised that , “ in pursuance of the act of parliament , " the supplies required should be ...
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... Boston in acts of violence , denoting evidently that the body of the people , at least in that place , were prepared for much stronger measures than their representatives had pursued . The seizure of the sloop Liberty , belonging to mr ...
... Boston in acts of violence , denoting evidently that the body of the people , at least in that place , were prepared for much stronger measures than their representatives had pursued . The seizure of the sloop Liberty , belonging to mr ...
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