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... your own quarter , that the king is in some of your armies . That granted , it may be easy for you to procure his Majesty's commands for the * Clarendon , Book vii . disposal of this garrison . Till then I shall make.
... your own quarter , that the king is in some of your armies . That granted , it may be easy for you to procure his Majesty's commands for the * Clarendon , Book vii . disposal of this garrison . Till then I shall make.
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Washington Irving. disposal of this garrison . Till then I shall make good the trust reposed in me . As for conditions , if I shall be necessitated , I shall make the best I can . The worst I know and fear not ; if I had , the profession ...
Washington Irving. disposal of this garrison . Till then I shall make good the trust reposed in me . As for conditions , if I shall be necessitated , I shall make the best I can . The worst I know and fear not ; if I had , the profession ...
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... garrison in it for defence against the Indians . Mr. Thomas Lee , president of the council of Virginia , took the lead in the concerns of the company at the outset , and by many has been considered its founder . On his death , which ...
... garrison in it for defence against the Indians . Mr. Thomas Lee , president of the council of Virginia , took the lead in the concerns of the company at the outset , and by many has been considered its founder . On his death , which ...
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... laid off contiguous to the fort at the fork , for the use of the garrison . This was a tempting bait to the sons of farmers , who readily 1754. ] CAPTAIN ADAM STEPHENS , 95 enlisted in the 94 [ 1754 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... laid off contiguous to the fort at the fork , for the use of the garrison . This was a tempting bait to the sons of farmers , who readily 1754. ] CAPTAIN ADAM STEPHENS , 95 enlisted in the 94 [ 1754 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... garrison did not exceed fifty men . Captain Trent was absent at Wills ' Creek ; Frazier , his lieutenant , was at his own residence at Turtle Creek , ten miles distant . There was no officer to reply but a young ensign of the name of ...
... garrison did not exceed fifty men . Captain Trent was absent at Wills ' Creek ; Frazier , his lieutenant , was at his own residence at Turtle Creek , ten miles distant . There was no officer to reply but a young ensign of the name of ...
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Page 313 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 370 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Page 274 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave." " Now,gentlemen," said he, when he had finished, " I would rather be the author of that poem than take Quebec.
Page 365 - Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me : Fight against them that fight against me.
Page 359 - County, were adopted, and Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison, and Edmund Pendleton, were appointed delegates, to represent the people of Virginia in the General Congress.
Page 415 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...
Page 388 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained ; we must fight ! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
Page 302 - Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born.
Page 193 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 416 - I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.