The Writings of George Washington: pt.I. Official letters relating to the French war and private letters before the American revolution: March, 1754-May, 1775American stationers' Company; J. B. Russell, 1834 |
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... Logstown , June , 1752. In a notice of him written at the time , it is said , " he was a man of so clear a head , so mild a temper , and so good a heart , that he never failed to engage the love and esteem of all who knew , or were ...
... Logstown , June , 1752. In a notice of him written at the time , it is said , " he was a man of so clear a head , so mild a temper , and so good a heart , that he never failed to engage the love and esteem of all who knew , or were ...
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... Logstown about five nights ago with the French scalps , and four hatchets , with which he intended to visit the four tribes of Indians between this and Lake Erie , and present to each tribe a scalp and hatchet , and a the same time ...
... Logstown about five nights ago with the French scalps , and four hatchets , with which he intended to visit the four tribes of Indians between this and Lake Erie , and present to each tribe a scalp and hatchet , and a the same time ...
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... Logstown would be of great service to us , and a considerable disappointment to the enemy . I can say no more , but to press the despatch of your regiment to Will's Creek . " Thus , Sir , you will see I am ordered , with the utmost ...
... Logstown would be of great service to us , and a considerable disappointment to the enemy . I can say no more , but to press the despatch of your regiment to Will's Creek . " Thus , Sir , you will see I am ordered , with the utmost ...
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... Logstown . At this question I am a little surprised , when it is known we must pass the French fort and the Ohio to get to Logs- town ; and how this can be done with inferior numbers , under our disadvantages , I see not ; and , as to ...
... Logstown . At this question I am a little surprised , when it is known we must pass the French fort and the Ohio to get to Logs- town ; and how this can be done with inferior numbers , under our disadvantages , I see not ; and , as to ...
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... is gone towards Fort Duquesne , under Captain Spotswood ; and another party of fifteen , with five soldiers , under Lieutenant Baker , who are to proceed towards Logstown . God PART 1. ] 237 THE FRENCH WAR . TO JOHN ROBINSON. ...
... is gone towards Fort Duquesne , under Captain Spotswood ; and another party of fifteen , with five soldiers , under Lieutenant Baker , who are to proceed towards Logstown . God PART 1. ] 237 THE FRENCH WAR . TO JOHN ROBINSON. ...
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acquainted affairs Alexandria appointed army arrived Assembly beg leave believe Braddock camp canoe Captain Cherokees Colonel Washington colonies command commission council Cumberland DEAR SIR desired despatch Dined Duquesne duty encamped enclosed endeavour enemy engaged expect expedition express Fairfax favor forces Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Fort Loudoun Fort Pitt forts Fredericksburg French frontiers garrison give GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE grant Half-King Honor hope horses House of Burgesses hundred immediately Indians informed inhabitants Jumonville land letter Logstown Lord Lord Dunmore Loudoun Majesty's manner Maryland Meadows ment miles militia Monongahela Mount Vernon necessary o'clock obedient obliged officers Ohio Ohio Company opinion party Pennsylvania person pounds present provisions received resolved river road ROBERT DINWIDDIE sent servant soldiers soon thing thousand tion town troops Virginia regiment wagons wampum Will's Creek Williamsburg Winchester wrote
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Seite 444 - I put out my setting pole to try to stop the raft, that the ice might pass by ; when the rapidity of the stream threw it with so much violence against the pole, that it jerked me out into ten feet water : but I fortunately saved myself by catching hold of one of the raft logs. Notwithstanding all our efforts, we could not get to either shore, but were obliged, as we were near an island to quit our raft and make to it.
Seite 378 - I am, with the greatest respect, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient and most humble servant. TO THE REVEREND DR.
Seite 442 - We had a tedious and very fatiguing passage down the creek. Several times we had like to have been staved against rocks ; and many times were obliged all hands to get out and remain in the water half an hour or more, getting over the shoals. At one place, the ice had lodged, and made it impassable by water ; we were, therefore, obliged to carry our canoe across the neck of land, a quarter of a mile over.
Seite 430 - As I got down before the canoe, I spent some time in viewing the rivers and the land in the fork, which I think extremely well situated for a Fort, as it has the absolute command of both rivers.
Seite 400 - I may be allowed to answer in the negative; and give me leave to add, as my opinion, that more blood will be spilled on this occasion, if the ministry are determined to push matters to extremity, than history has ever yet furnished instances of in the annals of North America...
Seite 440 - In the bastions are a guard-house, chapel, doctor's lodging, and the commander's private store, round which are laid platforms for the cannon and men to stand on. There are several barracks without the fort, for the soldiers' dwellings, covered, some with bark and some with boards, made chiefly of logs.
Seite 86 - ... we endeavored to rally them in hopes of regaining the ground and what we had left upon it, it was with as little success as if we had attempted to have stopped the wild bears of the mountains...
Seite 403 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ; I repeat it. sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of Hosts, is all that is left us ! They tell us, sir, that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.
Seite 462 - That we were wilfully, or ignorantly, deceived by our interpreter in regard to, the word assassination, I do aver, and will to my dying moment ; so will every officer that was present. The interpreter was a Dutchman, little acquainted with the English tongue, therefore might not advert to the tone and meaning of the word in English ; but, whatever his motives were for so doing, certain it is, he called it the death, or the loss, of the Sieur Jumonville. So we received and so we understood it, until,...
Seite 86 - I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side...