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... attack of gout brought on by exposure in the rain , and was bur- ied with his fathers in the old vault at Bridges Creek . Here , too , the boyhood of Washington was passed , and therefore it becomes necessary to look about us and see ...
... attack of gout brought on by exposure in the rain , and was bur- ied with his fathers in the old vault at Bridges Creek . Here , too , the boyhood of Washington was passed , and therefore it becomes necessary to look about us and see ...
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... attacked with the smallpox , " and was then housed for a month , getting safely and successfully through this dangerous and then almost universal ordeal . Before the disease declared itself , however , he went about everywhere ...
... attacked with the smallpox , " and was then housed for a month , getting safely and successfully through this dangerous and then almost universal ordeal . Before the disease declared itself , however , he went about everywhere ...
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... attack the enemy by themselves , but would by no means take advice from the Indians . He lay in one place from one full moon to the other , without making any forti- fications , except that little thing on the meadow ; whereas , had he ...
... attack the enemy by themselves , but would by no means take advice from the Indians . He lay in one place from one full moon to the other , without making any forti- fications , except that little thing on the meadow ; whereas , had he ...
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... attacks . Finally the army began to move , but so slowly and after so much delay that they did not reach Will's Creek until the middle of May . Here came another exasperating pause , relieved only by Frank- lin , who by giving his own ...
... attacks . Finally the army began to move , but so slowly and after so much delay that they did not reach Will's Creek until the middle of May . Here came another exasperating pause , relieved only by Frank- lin , who by giving his own ...
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... attack the fort . The splendid ap- pearance of the soldiers as they crossed the river roused Washington's enthusiasm ; but he was not without misgivings . Franklin had already warned Braddock against the danger of surprise , and had ...
... attack the fort . The splendid ap- pearance of the soldiers as they crossed the river roused Washington's enthusiasm ; but he was not without misgivings . Franklin had already warned Braddock against the danger of surprise , and had ...
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