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 ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction, Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Volume 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 - Presidents |
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Page 40
... cause , and have stronger probability of suc- cess ; we should be free from the many alarms , mischiefs , and murders , that now attend us ; we should inspirit the hearts of our few Indian friends , and gain more esteem with them . In ...
... cause , and have stronger probability of suc- cess ; we should be free from the many alarms , mischiefs , and murders , that now attend us ; we should inspirit the hearts of our few Indian friends , and gain more esteem with them . In ...
Page 43
... cause , than to prevent the effects while the cause exists . " Proceeding then to state the services of his regiment , he added , that under the disadvan- tageous restraints which had been enumerated , he must be permitted to observe ...
... cause , than to prevent the effects while the cause exists . " Proceeding then to state the services of his regiment , he added , that under the disadvan- tageous restraints which had been enumerated , he must be permitted to observe ...
Page 52
... cause to any one , much less to that gentleman , to reflect so grossly ; I say if it be possible that could descend so low , as to be the propagator of this story ; he must either be vastly ignorant of the state of affairs in this ...
... cause to any one , much less to that gentleman , to reflect so grossly ; I say if it be possible that could descend so low , as to be the propagator of this story ; he must either be vastly ignorant of the state of affairs in this ...
Page 54
... cause to suspect me of ingratitude , a crime I detest , and would most carefully avoid . If an open disinterested behaviour carries offence , I may have offended , for I have all along laid it down as a maxim to re- present facts freely ...
... cause to suspect me of ingratitude , a crime I detest , and would most carefully avoid . If an open disinterested behaviour carries offence , I may have offended , for I have all along laid it down as a maxim to re- present facts freely ...
Page 69
... causes , the extraordi- nary and unaccountable delays of the campaign must have defeated its object . The works were repaired , and the new fort was distinguished by the title of fort Pitt , the name of the great minister , who , now ...
... causes , the extraordi- nary and unaccountable delays of the campaign must have defeated its object . The works were repaired , and the new fort was distinguished by the title of fort Pitt , the name of the great minister , who , now ...
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