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 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 - Presidents |
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... Virginia .... The governor dissolves the assembly .... The members form and sign a non - importation association .... Measures ge- nerally taken against the importation of British manu- factures .... General court again convened in ...
... Virginia .... The governor dissolves the assembly .... The members form and sign a non - importation association .... Measures ge- nerally taken against the importation of British manu- factures .... General court again convened in ...
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... 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 Moul- trie ...
... 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 Moul- trie ...
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... Virginia , Birth of mr . at Bridges creek ; in the county of Westmoreland , on the 22d of February 1732. He was the great grandson of John Washington , a gentle- man of a very respectable family in the north of England , who had ...
... Virginia , Birth of mr . at Bridges creek ; in the county of Westmoreland , on the 22d of February 1732. He was the great grandson of John Washington , a gentle- man of a very respectable family in the north of England , who had ...
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... was ap- pointed one of the adjutants general of Virginia , with the rank of major . The duties annexed to this office were performed by him for a very short time . The plan formed by France for connecting CHAP . I. 2 THE LIFE OF.
... was ap- pointed one of the adjutants general of Virginia , with the rank of major . The duties annexed to this office were performed by him for a very short time . The plan formed by France for connecting CHAP . I. 2 THE LIFE OF.
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... Virginia , and a line of posts was commenced from the lakes to the Ohio . The attention of mr . Dinwiddie , the lieutenant governor of that province , was attracted by these supposed Se encroachments , and he deemed it his duty to ...
... Virginia , and a line of posts was commenced from the lakes to the Ohio . The attention of mr . Dinwiddie , the lieutenant governor of that province , was attracted by these supposed Se encroachments , and he deemed it his duty to ...
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