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The Tomb of Washington . . . . General George Washington — Faed ' s painting :
Washington ' s handwriting as a man . . A pen portrait of Washington . . . The
Washington monument . . . Washington City . . Ths Seal of the State of
Washington .
The Tomb of Washington . . . . General George Washington — Faed ' s painting :
Washington ' s handwriting as a man . . A pen portrait of Washington . . . The
Washington monument . . . Washington City . . Ths Seal of the State of
Washington .
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There were then but few - DUTCHMAN . cities in America . New York and Boston
and Philadelphia were the largest and almost the only real cities , and they were
small enough when compared with the cities of today . The colony of Virginia ...
There were then but few - DUTCHMAN . cities in America . New York and Boston
and Philadelphia were the largest and almost the only real cities , and they were
small enough when compared with the cities of today . The colony of Virginia ...
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If you look on the map and pick out the cities of Montreal , Ogdensburg , Detroit ,
Toledo , Fort Wayne , Vincennes , Natchez and New Orleans , which have grown
up where once certain of these French forts stood , you can see what a vast tract
...
If you look on the map and pick out the cities of Montreal , Ogdensburg , Detroit ,
Toledo , Fort Wayne , Vincennes , Natchez and New Orleans , which have grown
up where once certain of these French forts stood , you can see what a vast tract
...
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This spot is where the important city of Pittsburg now stands . Men were sent out
to build it , and soldiers were to be raised at once in Virginia to hold the fort
against the French . The fort was built , the soldiers were enlisted and Major
George ...
This spot is where the important city of Pittsburg now stands . Men were sent out
to build it , and soldiers were to be raised at once in Virginia to hold the fort
against the French . The fort was built , the soldiers were enlisted and Major
George ...
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Army shut up in Boston , that King George ' s red - coats were obliged to leave the
city — evacuate it , is the military word — and , in March , 1776 , Washington was
in possession of the town in which the British had declared they would crush ...
Army shut up in Boston , that King George ' s red - coats were obliged to leave the
city — evacuate it , is the military word — and , in March , 1776 , Washington was
in possession of the town in which the British had declared they would crush ...
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Seite 115 - I am much at a loss to conceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an address, which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs, that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable.
Seite 76 - I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
Seite 73 - I will raise a thousand men, subsist them at my own expense and march to the relief of Boston," was now ready to make good his word. He began to drill soldiers, and wrote to his brother that, if need be, he would accept the command of the soldiers from Virginia and that it was his full intention to devote his life and fonune to the cause.
Seite 66 - I am now, I believe, fixed in this seat, with an agreeable partner for life, and I hope to • find more happiness in retirement than I ever experienced in the wide and bustling world.
Seite 115 - With a mixture of great surprise and astonishment, I have read with attention the sentiments you have submitted to my perusal. Be assured, sir, no occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations than your information of there being such ideas existing in the army as you have expressed, and I must view with abhorrence and reprehend with severity.
Seite 54 - Your honor may depend I will not be surprised, let them come at what hour they will, and this is as much as I can promise; but my best endeavors shall not be wanting to effect more. I doubt not, if you hear I am beaten, but you will hear at the same time that we have done our duty in fighting as long as there is a shadow of hope.
Seite 76 - Virginia who was among us and very well known to all of us, a gentleman whose skill and experience as an officer, whose independent fortune, great talents, and excellent universal character would command the approbation of all America, and unite the cordial exertions of all the Colonies better than any other person in the Union.
Seite 65 - Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess.
Seite 173 - And his own land which he had so loved and labored for, sorrowed deeply for its loss. Congress adjourned at once, the Speaker's chair was draped in black, the Congressmen put on mourning; there were resolutions passed, and speeches made, and memorial services held all over the land; and wherever, in cities or villages, on fishing-boat and workbench, in the farmhouse, the schoolhouse, and the homes of the wealthy and the poor, the sorrowful tidings came, there was mourning and sorrow, there were words...
Seite 58 - Do not let the soldiers march into the woods like that. The Frenchmen and the Indians may even now be hiding behind the trees ready to shoot us down. Let me send some men ahead to see where they are, and let some of our Virginians who are used to fighting in the forest go before to...