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 384
The works on Sullivan ' s island though strong towards the water , were almost
open in the rear , and consequently incapable of being defended against an
attack by land , to which they were exposed from the troops on Long island , who
might ...
The works on Sullivan ' s island though strong towards the water , were almost
open in the rear , and consequently incapable of being defended against an
attack by land , to which they were exposed from the troops on Long island , who
might ...
Page 435
The encampment fronted the main land CHAP . VII . of the island , and the works '
stretched quite 1776 . across the peninsula from Whaaleboght bay in the East
river on the left , to a deep marsh on : the creek emptying into Gowan ' s cove on ...
The encampment fronted the main land CHAP . VII . of the island , and the works '
stretched quite 1776 . across the peninsula from Whaaleboght bay in the East
river on the left , to a deep marsh on : the creek emptying into Gowan ' s cove on ...
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The land at the point is twenty , or twenty - five feet above the common surface of
the water ; and a considerable bottom of flat , well timbered land all around it very
convenient for building . The rivers are each a quarter of a mile , or more across ...
The land at the point is twenty , or twenty - five feet above the common surface of
the water ; and a considerable bottom of flat , well timbered land all around it very
convenient for building . The rivers are each a quarter of a mile , or more across ...
Page 5
Now fathers , it is you who are the disturbers in this land , by coming and building
your towns ; and taking it away unknown to us , and by force . . “ Fathers , we
kindled a fire a long time ago , at a place called Montreal , where we desired you
to ...
Now fathers , it is you who are the disturbers in this land , by coming and building
your towns ; and taking it away unknown to us , and by force . . “ Fathers , we
kindled a fire a long time ago , at a place called Montreal , where we desired you
to ...
Page 6
Child , you talk foolish ; you say this land belongs to you , but there is not the
black of my nail yours . I saw that land sooner than you did , before the
Shannoahs and you were at war : Lead , was the man who went down and took
possession of ...
Child , you talk foolish ; you say this land belongs to you , but there is not the
black of my nail yours . I saw that land sooner than you did , before the
Shannoahs and you were at war : Lead , was the man who went down and took
possession of ...
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| Title | 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 ..., Volume 2 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, Bushrod Washington |
| Author | John Marshall |
| Publisher | C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2007 |
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