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, Band 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... POSSESSION OF THE AUTHOR . 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 ...
... POSSESSION OF THE AUTHOR . 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 ...
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... possession of the author . To which is pre- " fixed , an Introduction , containing a compendious View of the " Colonies planted by the English on the Continent of North Ame- " rica , from their settlement to the commencement of that war ...
... possession of the author . To which is pre- " fixed , an Introduction , containing a compendious View of the " Colonies planted by the English on the Continent of North Ame- " rica , from their settlement to the commencement of that war ...
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... Possession taken of the heights of Dorchester .... Boston evacuated . CHAPTER V. Invasion of Canada meditated .... The Americans enter that province .... Siege of St. Johns .... Capture of fort Chamblee .... Carleton defeated at ...
... Possession taken of the heights of Dorchester .... Boston evacuated . CHAPTER V. Invasion of Canada meditated .... The Americans enter that province .... Siege of St. Johns .... Capture of fort Chamblee .... Carleton defeated at ...
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... Possession was taken of a tract of coun- try then deemed to be within the province of Virginia , and a line of posts was commenced from the lakes to the Ohio . The attention of mr . Dinwiddie , the lieutenant governor of that province ...
... Possession was taken of a tract of coun- try then deemed to be within the province of Virginia , and a line of posts was commenced from the lakes to the Ohio . The attention of mr . Dinwiddie , the lieutenant governor of that province ...
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... possession of immediately , and to fortify . After employing a few days among the Indians in that neighbourhood , and procuring some of their chiefs , whose fidelity he took the most judicious means for securing , to accompany him ; he ...
... possession of immediately , and to fortify . After employing a few days among the Indians in that neighbourhood , and procuring some of their chiefs , whose fidelity he took the most judicious means for securing , to accompany him ; he ...
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