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... leaving school in the autumn of 1747 . Lawrence Washington had married the daugh- ter of William Fairfax , the proprietor of Belvoir , a neighboring plantation , and the agent for the vast estates held by his family in Virginia . George ...
... leaving school in the autumn of 1747 . Lawrence Washington had married the daugh- ter of William Fairfax , the proprietor of Belvoir , a neighboring plantation , and the agent for the vast estates held by his family in Virginia . George ...
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... at last the chiefs deter- mined to stay behind . Nevertheless , the work had been well done , and the important Half - King re mained true to the English cause . Leaving his horses , Washington and Gist then took to ON THE FRONTIER . 65.
... at last the chiefs deter- mined to stay behind . Nevertheless , the work had been well done , and the important Half - King re mained true to the English cause . Leaving his horses , Washington and Gist then took to ON THE FRONTIER . 65.
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Henry Cabot Lodge. Leaving his horses , Washington and Gist then took to the woods on foot . The French Indians lay in wait for them and tried to murder them , and Gist , like a true frontiersman , was for shooting the scoundrel whom ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. Leaving his horses , Washington and Gist then took to the woods on foot . The French Indians lay in wait for them and tried to murder them , and Gist , like a true frontiersman , was for shooting the scoundrel whom ...
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... Leaving Colonel Fry to follow with the main body of troops , Washington set out on April 2 , 1754 , with two companies from Alex- andria , where he had been recruiting amidst most irritating difficulties . He reached Will's Creek three ...
... Leaving Colonel Fry to follow with the main body of troops , Washington set out on April 2 , 1754 , with two companies from Alex- andria , where he had been recruiting amidst most irritating difficulties . He reached Will's Creek three ...
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... leave to add , should be the last resource , the dernier res- sort . " He then urged the adoption of the only middle course , non - importation , but he had not much hope in this expedient , although an honest desire is evident that it ...
... leave to add , should be the last resource , the dernier res- sort . " He then urged the adoption of the only middle course , non - importation , but he had not much hope in this expedient , although an honest desire is evident that it ...
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