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, Volume 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 - Generals |
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... commissary department .... Distress of the American army at Valley Forge for provisions .... Representations of general Washington to congress on this subject .... The army subsisted in a great measure by impressments .... Com- bination ...
... commissary department .... Distress of the American army at Valley Forge for provisions .... Representations of general Washington to congress on this subject .... The army subsisted in a great measure by impressments .... Com- bination ...
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... commissary of prisoners hav- ing been appointed , they had been turned over to the different states and committees , ` and it became necessary to search out and collect them , in order to their exchange . Great delays were unavoidably ...
... commissary of prisoners hav- ing been appointed , they had been turned over to the different states and committees , ` and it became necessary to search out and collect them , in order to their exchange . Great delays were unavoidably ...
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... commissary 1777 . department to provide those articles of food which contribute to the preservation of health , that the effective force was always very far short of their total number . Including militia the effectives did not exceed ...
... commissary 1777 . department to provide those articles of food which contribute to the preservation of health , that the effective force was always very far short of their total number . Including militia the effectives did not exceed ...
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... commissary department .... Distress of the American army at Valley Forge for provisions .... Representations of general Washington to congress on this subject .... The army subsisted in a great measure by impressments .... Com- bination ...
... commissary department .... Distress of the American army at Valley Forge for provisions .... Representations of general Washington to congress on this subject .... The army subsisted in a great measure by impressments .... Com- bination ...
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... commissary's stores were entirely exhausted , and that the last ration had been delivered and consumed . Accustomed as were the Continental troops to privations of every sort , this was not a time to move them against the enemy . In a ...
... commissary's stores were entirely exhausted , and that the last ration had been delivered and consumed . Accustomed as were the Continental troops to privations of every sort , this was not a time to move them against the enemy . In a ...
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