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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction, Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Volume 2 |
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Page 42
I . under all these embarrassments , some time 1756 . longer , in the hope of
better regulations under lord Loudoun , to whom I look for the future fate of
Virginia . " Not long after this letter was written , lord Loudoun arrived in Virginia ,
and in ...
I . under all these embarrassments , some time 1756 . longer , in the hope of
better regulations under lord Loudoun , to whom I look for the future fate of
Virginia . " Not long after this letter was written , lord Loudoun arrived in Virginia ,
and in ...
Page 130
of the house of Virginia . CHAP . II . Not long after these votes of the British par .
1769 . liament , the assembly of Virginia was convened May . by lord Botetourt , a
nobleman of the most conciliating and popular manners , who had recently been
...
of the house of Virginia . CHAP . II . Not long after these votes of the British par .
1769 . liament , the assembly of Virginia was convened May . by lord Botetourt , a
nobleman of the most conciliating and popular manners , who had recently been
...
Page 207
... Virginia lord Dunmore , the governor , had just returned to Williamsburg from
an expedi - Transactions tion against the Indians , in which his arms had been
crowned with success , and he had thereby acquired a considerable degree of ...
... Virginia lord Dunmore , the governor , had just returned to Williamsburg from
an expedi - Transactions tion against the Indians , in which his arms had been
crowned with success , and he had thereby acquired a considerable degree of ...
Page 371
Transactions in Virginia . . . . Action at the Great Bridge . . . . Norfolk evacuated . . .
. And burnt . . . . Transactions of North Carolina . . . Action at Moore ' s creek
bridge . . . . Invasion of South Carolina . . . . British fleet repulsed at fort Moultrie .
Transactions in Virginia . . . . Action at the Great Bridge . . . . Norfolk evacuated . . .
. And burnt . . . . Transactions of North Carolina . . . Action at Moore ' s creek
bridge . . . . Invasion of South Carolina . . . . British fleet repulsed at fort Moultrie .
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Don ' t you concern yourself with it : we took and carried them to Canada , to get
intelligence of what the English were doing in Virginia . ” He informed me that
they had built two forts , one on lake Erie , and another on French creek , near a ...
Don ' t you concern yourself with it : we took and carried them to Canada , to get
intelligence of what the English were doing in Virginia . ” He informed me that
they had built two forts , one on lake Erie , and another on French creek , near a ...
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