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 Hon. 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, Volume 4Richard Phillips, 1805 - Presidents |
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... hope , that the propositions they had brought with them could be accepted . * They were how- ever , especially Governor Johnstone , persons who had always openly condemned the violent measures of administration , and had wished a ...
... hope , that the propositions they had brought with them could be accepted . * They were how- ever , especially Governor Johnstone , persons who had always openly condemned the violent measures of administration , and had wished a ...
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... hope , that the propositions they had brought with them could be accepted . * They were how- ever , especially Governor Johnstone , persons who had always openly condemned the violent measures of administration , and had wished a ...
... hope , that the propositions they had brought with them could be accepted . * They were how- ever , especially Governor Johnstone , persons who had always openly condemned the violent measures of administration , and had wished a ...
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... hope of restoring peace on any other terms than the complete independence of the United States , must , at least , be suspended , if not entirely abandoned . Their present endeavours , therefore , were most probably used , not for ...
... hope of restoring peace on any other terms than the complete independence of the United States , must , at least , be suspended , if not entirely abandoned . Their present endeavours , therefore , were most probably used , not for ...
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... hope that a complete knowledge of the terms they had offered , and of all their transactions with Congress , operating on the total disappointment of the high expectations which had been formed of the decisive advantages to be derived ...
... hope that a complete knowledge of the terms they had offered , and of all their transactions with Congress , operating on the total disappointment of the high expectations which had been formed of the decisive advantages to be derived ...
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... hope for support , and was too weak to expect to maintain Kaskaskias and the Illinois against the regular force , aided by the whole body of Indians from the lakes to the mouth of the Ohio , by whom he was to be attacked at the first ...
... hope for support , and was too weak to expect to maintain Kaskaskias and the Illinois against the regular force , aided by the whole body of Indians from the lakes to the mouth of the Ohio , by whom he was to be attacked at the first ...
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