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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Page v
... letters to several members of the administration in England .... Petition to the king .... Cir- cular letters to the colonial assemblies .... Letter from the earl of Hillsborough .... Assembly of Massachussetts dissolved .... Seizure of ...
... letters to several members of the administration in England .... Petition to the king .... Cir- cular letters to the colonial assemblies .... Letter from the earl of Hillsborough .... Assembly of Massachussetts dissolved .... Seizure of ...
Page vi
... letter of the earl of Hillsborough .... New York recedes in part from the non - importation agreement .... The example generally followed .... Riot in Boston ..... Trial and acquittal of captain Preston . CHAPTER III . Insurrection in ...
... letter of the earl of Hillsborough .... New York recedes in part from the non - importation agreement .... The example generally followed .... Riot in Boston ..... Trial and acquittal of captain Preston . CHAPTER III . Insurrection in ...
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... letter of mr . Dinwiddie , and 1754 . having received an answer from him , returned with infinite fatigue , and much danger from the hostile Indians , to Williamsburg . The exer- January 16 . tions made by mr . Washington on this ...
... letter of mr . Dinwiddie , and 1754 . having received an answer from him , returned with infinite fatigue , and much danger from the hostile Indians , to Williamsburg . The exer- January 16 . tions made by mr . Washington on this ...
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... letter written during the march , to his brother , " that instead of pushing on with vigour , with- out regarding a little rough road , they were halting to level every mole hill , and to erect bridges over every brook . " By these ...
... letter written during the march , to his brother , " that instead of pushing on with vigour , with- out regarding a little rough road , they were halting to level every mole hill , and to erect bridges over every brook . " By these ...
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... letter he says " we have been beaten , shamefully beaten .... shamefully beaten by a handful of men , who only intended to molest and disturb our march ! Victory was their smallest expectation ! But see the won- derous works of ...
... letter he says " we have been beaten , shamefully beaten .... shamefully beaten by a handful of men , who only intended to molest and disturb our march ! Victory was their smallest expectation ! But see the won- derous works of ...
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