Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United States |
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Mr. Dinwiddie , then the lieutenant - governor of the province , alarmed by
encroachments , which involved the important interests of the British crown ,
conceived it proper officially to warn the French to desist from the prosecution of a
scheme ...
Mr. Dinwiddie , then the lieutenant - governor of the province , alarmed by
encroachments , which involved the important interests of the British crown ,
conceived it proper officially to warn the French to desist from the prosecution of a
scheme ...
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The French on the Ohio , aided by the numerous Indians attached to their
interests , embraced every favourable opportunity to invade the northern and
western borders of Virginia , spreading terror and desolation in their course ; and
having ...
The French on the Ohio , aided by the numerous Indians attached to their
interests , embraced every favourable opportunity to invade the northern and
western borders of Virginia , spreading terror and desolation in their course ; and
having ...
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trnst reposed in him with greater honesty , and more zeal for the country's interest
, than I have done ; but if there is any person living , who can say with justice , that
I have offered any intentional wrong to the public , I will cheerfully submit to the ...
trnst reposed in him with greater honesty , and more zeal for the country's interest
, than I have done ; but if there is any person living , who can say with justice , that
I have offered any intentional wrong to the public , I will cheerfully submit to the ...
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I hope not ; rather let a full representation of the matter ' go to his Majesty ; let him
know how grossly his glory and interests , and the public money have been
prostituted . ” Colonel Grant , with a force of eight hundred men , having been ...
I hope not ; rather let a full representation of the matter ' go to his Majesty ; let him
know how grossly his glory and interests , and the public money have been
prostituted . ” Colonel Grant , with a force of eight hundred men , having been ...
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By the representations of individuals from Nova Scotia , Congress was led to
suppose that a small force from the American army , aided by those inhabitants of
that province , who were in the American interest , might surprise a British
garrison ...
By the representations of individuals from Nova Scotia , Congress was led to
suppose that a small force from the American army , aided by those inhabitants of
that province , who were in the American interest , might surprise a British
garrison ...
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| Titel | Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United States |
| Autor/in | Aaron Bancroft |
| Verlag | J. Stockdale, 1808 |
| Original von | Klosterbibliothek Montserrat |
| Digitalisiert | 17. Juni 2010 |
| Länge | 560 Seiten |
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