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... was of little value ; that slaves were the most waste- ful form of labor ; and that a failure of the tobacco crop , pledged before it was gathered , meant ruin , although they had been reminded more than once of this THE OLD DOMINION . 25.
... was of little value ; that slaves were the most waste- ful form of labor ; and that a failure of the tobacco crop , pledged before it was gathered , meant ruin , although they had been reminded more than once of this THE OLD DOMINION . 25.
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... failure to connect them with any other family of the name in England corrobo- rates this theory.1 In that interesting land where 1 Colonel Chester ( N. E. Historical Register , vol . xxi . , 1867 , p . 25 ) lays stress on the ...
... failure to connect them with any other family of the name in England corrobo- rates this theory.1 In that interesting land where 1 Colonel Chester ( N. E. Historical Register , vol . xxi . , 1867 , p . 25 ) lays stress on the ...
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... failed , and he went back to school to study more mathematics . Apart from the fact that the exact sciences in moderate degree were about all that Mr. Williams could teach , this branch of learning had an imme- diate practical value ...
... failed , and he went back to school to study more mathematics . Apart from the fact that the exact sciences in moderate degree were about all that Mr. Williams could teach , this branch of learning had an imme- diate practical value ...
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... failed ut- terly to see that he was the most supremely silent of the great men of action that the world can show . Like Cromwell and Frederic , Washington wrote countless letters , made many speeches , and was agreeable in conversation ...
... failed ut- terly to see that he was the most supremely silent of the great men of action that the world can show . Like Cromwell and Frederic , Washington wrote countless letters , made many speeches , and was agreeable in conversation ...
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... failed to reach the French , had been sent out by the wise authorities to build a fort at the junc- tion of the Alleghany and Monongahela , on the admirable site selected by the keen eye of Wash- ington . There Trent left his men and ...
... failed to reach the French , had been sent out by the wise authorities to build a fort at the junc- tion of the Alleghany and Monongahela , on the admirable site selected by the keen eye of Wash- ington . There Trent left his men and ...
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action affairs allies American army appeared arms attack Augustine Washington battle began Boston brilliant British Burgoyne campaign cause character Clinton Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Conway Conway cabal Cornwallis courage danger defeat difficulties enemy England English everything expedition fact failed feeling fell felt fight fleet force Fort Duquesne fought French Gates gave George Washington Governor gress HENRY CABOT LODGE House of Burgesses idea Indians ington John John Adams knew Lafayette land Lawrence Washington letter look ment military militia mind Mount Vernon never numbers obliged officers once passed patriotic peace peril Philadelphia planters political Raleigh tavern ready result retreat Revolution river rode seemed sent soldiers spirit strong struggle success thing thought thousand tion took town troops Vernon parish victory Virginia Wash Washington wrote Weems Williamsburg winter words York Yorktown