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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... officers had been appointed by the crown , they had hitherto depended on the
provincial legislatures for their salaries ; and this dependence had always been
highly valued , as giving to the colonies an important influence on their conduct .
... officers had been appointed by the crown , they had hitherto depended on the
provincial legislatures for their salaries ; and this dependence had always been
highly valued , as giving to the colonies an important influence on their conduct .
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... We have the fullest assurances that whenever this important contest shall be
decided by that fondest wish of every American soul . . . . an accommodation with
our mother country , you will cheerfully resign the important deposit committed ...
... We have the fullest assurances that whenever this important contest shall be
decided by that fondest wish of every American soul . . . . an accommodation with
our mother country , you will cheerfully resign the important deposit committed ...
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Many captures were made , and very important supplies of ammunition , without
which it would have been scarcely possible to have maintained the blockade of
Boston , were thus obtained . The cruisers of Massachussetts were particularly ...
Many captures were made , and very important supplies of ammunition , without
which it would have been scarcely possible to have maintained the blockade of
Boston , were thus obtained . The cruisers of Massachussetts were particularly ...
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attending the limited inlistment of troops , are too apparent to those who are eye
witnesses of them , to render any animadversions necessary ; but to gentlemen at
a distance , whose attention is engrossed by a thousand important objects , the ...
attending the limited inlistment of troops , are too apparent to those who are eye
witnesses of them , to render any animadversions necessary ; but to gentlemen at
a distance , whose attention is engrossed by a thousand important objects , the ...
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then been sufficient to teach her the important chap . VI . truth , that the many , as
often as the few , are 1776 . blind to the rights of others , when conflicting with
their own interests ; and can madly pursue injustice , without perceiving that they
...
then been sufficient to teach her the important chap . VI . truth , that the many , as
often as the few , are 1776 . blind to the rights of others , when conflicting with
their own interests ; and can madly pursue injustice , without perceiving that they
...
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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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