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... England , and in- troduced agricultural improvements , which always interested him deeply . He had large investments in land , of which from boyhood he had been a bold and sagacious purchaser . These investments had been neglected and ...
... England , and in- troduced agricultural improvements , which always interested him deeply . He had large investments in land , of which from boyhood he had been a bold and sagacious purchaser . These investments had been neglected and ...
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... England , but to his extreme solicitude as to the unsettled regions of the West . He repeatedly referred to the United States , even before the close of the war , as an in- fant empire , and he saw before any one else the destined ...
... England , but to his extreme solicitude as to the unsettled regions of the West . He repeatedly referred to the United States , even before the close of the war , as an in- fant empire , and he saw before any one else the destined ...
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... national in their scope . He insisted on the necessity of binding to the old colonies by strong ties the West- ern States , which might easily be decoyed away if Spain or England had the sense to do it 10 GEORGE WASHINGTON.
... national in their scope . He insisted on the necessity of binding to the old colonies by strong ties the West- ern States , which might easily be decoyed away if Spain or England had the sense to do it 10 GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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Henry Cabot Lodge. if Spain or England had the sense to do it . This point he argued with great force , for it was now no longer a Virginian argument , but an argument for all the States . The practical result was that the legislature ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. if Spain or England had the sense to do it . This point he argued with great force , for it was now no longer a Virginian argument , but an argument for all the States . The practical result was that the legislature ...
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... England . This looks like more than a money - making scheme ; in fact , it justifies all that has been said , especially if read in connection with certain other letters of this period . Great political results , as well as lumber and ...
... England . This looks like more than a money - making scheme ; in fact , it justifies all that has been said , especially if read in connection with certain other letters of this period . Great political results , as well as lumber and ...
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