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... Washington studied on for two years more , and fitted himself to be a surveyor . There are still extant some early papers belonging to this period , chiefly fragments of school exercises , which show that he already wrote the bold ...
... Washington studied on for two years more , and fitted himself to be a surveyor . There are still extant some early papers belonging to this period , chiefly fragments of school exercises , which show that he already wrote the bold ...
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... wrote to a friend at this time : " Since you received my letter of October last , I have not slept above three or four nights in a bed , but , after walking a good deal all the day , I have lain down before the fire upon a little hay ...
... wrote to a friend at this time : " Since you received my letter of October last , I have not slept above three or four nights in a bed , but , after walking a good deal all the day , I have lain down before the fire upon a little hay ...
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... wrote these lines was evidently a vigorous , good - hu- mored young fellow , with a quick eye for the world opening before him , and for the delights as well as the instruction which it offered . From the sunshine and ease of this ...
... wrote these lines was evidently a vigorous , good - hu- mored young fellow , with a quick eye for the world opening before him , and for the delights as well as the instruction which it offered . From the sunshine and ease of this ...
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... Washington set forth with Van Braam , and various servants and horses , accompanied by the boldest of Virginian frontiersmen , Christopher Gist . He wrote a re- port in the form of a journal , which was sent to England and much read at ...
... Washington set forth with Van Braam , and various servants and horses , accompanied by the boldest of Virginian frontiersmen , Christopher Gist . He wrote a re- port in the form of a journal , which was sent to England and much read at ...
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... Washington got off , carrying his chiefs with him , and made his way seventy miles fur- ther to the fort on French Creek . Here he deliv- ered the governor's letter , and while M. de St. Pierre wrote a vague and polite answer , he ...
... Washington got off , carrying his chiefs with him , and made his way seventy miles fur- ther to the fort on French Creek . Here he deliv- ered the governor's letter , and while M. de St. Pierre wrote a vague and polite answer , he ...
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