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 Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased RelativeJ. Crissy, 1848 |
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