American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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Page 81
... received your favor by Colonel Humpton , and were it not for the weak and feeble state of the force I have , I should highly approve of your hanging on the rear of the enemy , and establishing the post you mention ; but when my ...
... received your favor by Colonel Humpton , and were it not for the weak and feeble state of the force I have , I should highly approve of your hanging on the rear of the enemy , and establishing the post you mention ; but when my ...
Page 82
... received another letter from General Washington , to which he replied as follows . " DEAR GENERAL , 66 ' Peekskill , 30 November , 1776 . " I received yours last night , dated the 27th from Newark . You complain of my not being in ...
... received another letter from General Washington , to which he replied as follows . " DEAR GENERAL , 66 ' Peekskill , 30 November , 1776 . " I received yours last night , dated the 27th from Newark . You complain of my not being in ...
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... received by General Washington from Gene- ral Lee . It would seem as if his idea of a junction was more distant than ever , for he talks of a project of moving towards Burlington , directly across the cordon of the enemy from Brunswic ...
... received by General Washington from Gene- ral Lee . It would seem as if his idea of a junction was more distant than ever , for he talks of a project of moving towards Burlington , directly across the cordon of the enemy from Brunswic ...
Page 85
... received , so far advanced towards this army , that to countermand them now would be losing the small remainder of their services entirely , as the time of their enlistment would expire before they could possibly reach you ; whereas ...
... received , so far advanced towards this army , that to countermand them now would be losing the small remainder of their services entirely , as the time of their enlistment would expire before they could possibly reach you ; whereas ...
Page 87
... received your favor of this day , and sent to General Putnam to detain the express , until I collected the hard money you want , which you may de- pend shall be sent in one specie or other with this letter , and a list thereof shall be ...
... received your favor of this day , and sent to General Putnam to detain the express , until I collected the hard money you want , which you may de- pend shall be sent in one specie or other with this letter , and a list thereof shall be ...
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