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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... charged him with looseness in his information , and inatten . tion to his duty .
On one of these occasions , August 27 . colonel Washington thus concluded a
letter of detail ; “ Nothing remarkable has happened , and therefore I have
nothing to ...
... charged him with looseness in his information , and inatten . tion to his duty .
On one of these occasions , August 27 . colonel Washington thus concluded a
letter of detail ; “ Nothing remarkable has happened , and therefore I have
nothing to ...
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tion , habits of independence had nourished the CHAP . II . theory , that the
colonial assemblies possessed 1763 . all the powers of legislation not
surrendered by compact , that the Americans were subjects of the British crown ,
but not of the ...
tion , habits of independence had nourished the CHAP . II . theory , that the
colonial assemblies possessed 1763 . all the powers of legislation not
surrendered by compact , that the Americans were subjects of the British crown ,
but not of the ...
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It is probable that this letter was accompanied with instructions to dissolve such
assemblies as should refuse to comply with its recommenda . tion , as the
assemblies were generally dissolved on taking the same into consideration , and
...
It is probable that this letter was accompanied with instructions to dissolve such
assemblies as should refuse to comply with its recommenda . tion , as the
assemblies were generally dissolved on taking the same into consideration , and
...
Page 147
In the middle and southern colonies , the irrita - 1770 . tion against the mother
country appears to have subsided in a considerable degree ; and no disposition
was manifested , to extend their opposition further than to defeat the collection of
...
In the middle and southern colonies , the irrita - 1770 . tion against the mother
country appears to have subsided in a considerable degree ; and no disposition
was manifested , to extend their opposition further than to defeat the collection of
...
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... 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 popularity . Presuming , perhaps too
much ...
... 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 popularity . Presuming , perhaps too
much ...
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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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