| Pennsylvania - 1877 - 560 pages
...Island, by Thomas W. Field, Brooklyn, 1869. ' Washington wrote to Congress regarding the militia : " Great numbers of them have gone off, in some instances almost by whole regiments." THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS OX THE DELAWARE. CHRISTINA, QUEEN OF THE SWEDES, THE GOTHS, AND THE VENDS.... | |
| Pennsylvania - 1877 - 548 pages
...Island, by Thomas W. Field, Brooklyn, 1869. * Washington wrote to Congress regarding the militia: " Great numbers of them have gone off, in some instances almost by whole regiments." THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS ON THE DELAWARE. CHRISTINA, QUEEN OF THE SWEDES, TIIE GOTHS, AND THE VENDS.... | |
| Pennsylvania - 1877 - 536 pages
...Island, by Thomas W. Field, Brooklyn, 1869. * Washington wrote to Congress regarding the militia : " Great numbers of them have gone off, in some instances almost by whole regiments." (To be continued.) THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS ON THE DELAWARE. CHRISTINA, QUEEN OF THE SWEDES, THE GOTHS,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1881 - 986 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...off; in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. * * * * With the deepest concern, I am obliged to confess... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 618 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our losses, WASHINGTON ON THE SITUATION. 393 are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers... | |
| Washington Irving - Presidents - 1885 - 592 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off; !n some instances almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. . . . With... | |
| John Thomas Scharf - Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - 1886 - 650 pages
..."apprehension and des[>air. The Militia, instead of calling forth their " utmost efforts to a bravo and manly opposition, in order to repair our " losses,...dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great uurn"bers of them have gone off ; in some instances, almost by whole Regi•" ments, by half ones,... | |
| Henry Barton Dawson - New York (State) - 1886 - 314 pages
...despair. The Militia, instead of calling forth their "utmost efforts to a l>rave und manly opposition, iu order to repair our "losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return, i'ireut num" hers of them have gone off ; In some instances, almost by whole Regi" nicuts, by hulf... | |
| Justin Winsor - America - 1887 - 800 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our losses, are discouraged, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off : in some instances... | |
| James Harrison Kennedy - Presidents - 1888 - 802 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...some instances almost by whole regiments; in many, half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others, when fronted... | |
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