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... Lafayette that he de- spaired of seeing it . When he died he did all that lay within his power to impress his views upon his countrymen by directing that all his slaves should be set free on the death of his wife . His precepts and his ...
... Lafayette that he de- spaired of seeing it . When he died he did all that lay within his power to impress his views upon his countrymen by directing that all his slaves should be set free on the death of his wife . His precepts and his ...
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... Lafayette and Steuben , that he could appreciate and use all that was really valuable in the foreign contingent . The service rendered by Washington in this matter has never been justly understood or ap- preciated . If he had not taken ...
... Lafayette and Steuben , that he could appreciate and use all that was really valuable in the foreign contingent . The service rendered by Washington in this matter has never been justly understood or ap- preciated . If he had not taken ...
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... troops except their burnished arms and the sprigs of evergreen in their hats . Nevertheless Lafayette , who had just come among them , thought that they looked like good soldiers , and the Tories woke up sharply to 190 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... troops except their burnished arms and the sprigs of evergreen in their hats . Nevertheless Lafayette , who had just come among them , thought that they looked like good soldiers , and the Tories woke up sharply to 190 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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... Lafayette was sent to the lakes , only to find that no preparations had been made , because the origina- tors of the idea were ignorant and inefficient . The expedition promptly collapsed and was abandoned , with much instruction in ...
... Lafayette was sent to the lakes , only to find that no preparations had been made , because the origina- tors of the idea were ignorant and inefficient . The expedition promptly collapsed and was abandoned , with much instruction in ...
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... Lafayette forward to watch Philadelphia . Clinton , fresh in office , determined to cut him off , and by a rapid movement nearly succeeded in so doing . Timely information , presence of mind , and 226 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... Lafayette forward to watch Philadelphia . Clinton , fresh in office , determined to cut him off , and by a rapid movement nearly succeeded in so doing . Timely information , presence of mind , and 226 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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