The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 Seiten |
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... give information . General Howe , in his official letter , mentioned that an Ameri- can patrolling party was taken on this road ; and Gen- eral WASHINGTON in a letter to a friend wrote : " This misfortune happened in a great measure by ...
... give information . General Howe , in his official letter , mentioned that an Ameri- can patrolling party was taken on this road ; and Gen- eral WASHINGTON in a letter to a friend wrote : " This misfortune happened in a great measure by ...
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... give this continent a fair prospect of success . Give me leave to say , sir , I say it with due deference and respect ( and my knowledge of the facts , added to the importance of the cause , and the stake I hold in it , must justify the ...
... give this continent a fair prospect of success . Give me leave to say , sir , I say it with due deference and respect ( and my knowledge of the facts , added to the importance of the cause , and the stake I hold in it , must justify the ...
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... give them conjectures . From these considerations , I have sug- gested to the committee , by a letter I had the honor of addressing them yesterday , the indispensable neces- sity of their writing again to the States , urging them to give ...
... give them conjectures . From these considerations , I have sug- gested to the committee , by a letter I had the honor of addressing them yesterday , the indispensable neces- sity of their writing again to the States , urging them to give ...
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