The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War: And the First President of the United States, Band 2T. Bedington, 1826 |
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... independence and sovereignty , and pleased with the opportunity af- forded the United States of becoming a respectable nation , I resign , with satisfaction , the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to ...
... independence and sovereignty , and pleased with the opportunity af- forded the United States of becoming a respectable nation , I resign , with satisfaction , the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to ...
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... till these United States , aided by a magnanimous king and nation , have been enabled under a just Providence , to close the war in freedom , safety , and independence ; on which happy event , 54 [ 1783 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... till these United States , aided by a magnanimous king and nation , have been enabled under a just Providence , to close the war in freedom , safety , and independence ; on which happy event , 54 [ 1783 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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And the First President of the United States Aaron Bancroft. safety , and independence ; on which happy event , we sincerely join you in congratulations . " Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world ; having taught a ...
And the First President of the United States Aaron Bancroft. safety , and independence ; on which happy event , we sincerely join you in congratulations . " Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world ; having taught a ...
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... Independence , General WASHINGTON with supreme delight retired to the pursuits of private life . In a letter to Governour Clinton , written three days after his arrival at Mount Vernon , he thus ex- pressed the grateful feelings of his ...
... Independence , General WASHINGTON with supreme delight retired to the pursuits of private life . In a letter to Governour Clinton , written three days after his arrival at Mount Vernon , he thus ex- pressed the grateful feelings of his ...
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... independence , which Providence has enabled you to be so greatly and glori ously instrumental in securing to your country , yet I am persuaded that you cannot view them with the eye of an unconcerned spectator . " Experience has pointed ...
... independence , which Providence has enabled you to be so greatly and glori ously instrumental in securing to your country , yet I am persuaded that you cannot view them with the eye of an unconcerned spectator . " Experience has pointed ...
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