Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... President of Congress , " no military skill to judge of the difficulty of introducing proper discipline and subordination into an army , while we have the enemy in view , and are daily in expectation of an attack ; but it is of so much ...
... President of Congress , " no military skill to judge of the difficulty of introducing proper discipline and subordination into an army , while we have the enemy in view , and are daily in expectation of an attack ; but it is of so much ...
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... president of Congress , on the reception of the resolution , authorizing an attack on the fortified posts in Boston , he observed , " The resolution relative to the troops in Boston , I beg the favour of you , Sir , to assure Congress ...
... president of Congress , on the reception of the resolution , authorizing an attack on the fortified posts in Boston , he observed , " The resolution relative to the troops in Boston , I beg the favour of you , Sir , to assure Congress ...
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... President of Congress . " I perceive that Congress have been employed in deliberating on measures of the most important nature . It is certain that it is not with us to de- termine in many instances , what consequences will flow from ...
... President of Congress . " I perceive that Congress have been employed in deliberating on measures of the most important nature . It is certain that it is not with us to de- termine in many instances , what consequences will flow from ...
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... President of Congress , in a private letter , communicated to the General information of an anonymous complaint laid before him , in his official capacity , containing high charges against General Washington , to which he replied : " I ...
... President of Congress , in a private letter , communicated to the General information of an anonymous complaint laid before him , in his official capacity , containing high charges against General Washington , to which he replied : " I ...
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... President , that Congress may , in concert with your Excel- lency , obtain , as soon as possible , a discovery which so deeply affects the safety of the States . Crimes of that magnitude ought not to remain unpunished . ' To which the ...
... President , that Congress may , in concert with your Excel- lency , obtain , as soon as possible , a discovery which so deeply affects the safety of the States . Crimes of that magnitude ought not to remain unpunished . ' To which the ...
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