The Writings of George Washington: Life of WashingtonAmerican Stationers' Company, John B. Russell, 1837 - Presidents |
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... called out . Maritime Affairs.- Armed Vessels . - General Howe takes Command of the British Army . - Condition of the American Army at the End of the Year . Washington's Arrangement of his private Affairs . -- 136 CHAPTER VIII ...
... called out . Maritime Affairs.- Armed Vessels . - General Howe takes Command of the British Army . - Condition of the American Army at the End of the Year . Washington's Arrangement of his private Affairs . -- 136 CHAPTER VIII ...
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... called William de Hert- burn , have descended the branches of the Washing- ton family , which have since spread themselves over various parts of Great Britain and America . Few individuals of the family have attained to such eminence in ...
... called William de Hert- burn , have descended the branches of the Washing- ton family , which have since spread themselves over various parts of Great Britain and America . Few individuals of the family have attained to such eminence in ...
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... to hazard without reluc- tance and concern . Το Soon after leaving school , he went to reside with his brother Lawrence at his seat on the Potomac River , which had been called Mount Vernon , in compliment to LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 11.
... to hazard without reluc- tance and concern . Το Soon after leaving school , he went to reside with his brother Lawrence at his seat on the Potomac River , which had been called Mount Vernon , in compliment to LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 11.
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George Washington, Jared Sparks. which had been called Mount Vernon , in compliment to the admiral of that name . The winter was passed in his favorite study of the mathematics , and in the exercise of practical surveying , merely with ...
George Washington, Jared Sparks. which had been called Mount Vernon , in compliment to the admiral of that name . The winter was passed in his favorite study of the mathematics , and in the exercise of practical surveying , merely with ...
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... called Greenway Court , and cultivated a large farm . Here he lived in comparative seclusion , often amusing himself with hunting , but chiefly devoted to the care of his estate , to acts of benevolence among his ten- ants , and to such ...
... called Greenway Court , and cultivated a large farm . Here he lived in comparative seclusion , often amusing himself with hunting , but chiefly devoted to the care of his estate , to acts of benevolence among his ten- ants , and to such ...
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