The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Volume 2Samuel Campbell, no. 124, Pearl-street, 1801 - United States "The following work is not confined to the contest between Great Britain and the United States of America, but includes all the other parts of the war which originated from that contest. ... The form of letters, instead of chapters, is not altogether imaginary, as the author, from his arrival in America in 1770, maintained a correspondence with gentlemen in London, Rotterdam and Paris, answering in general to the prefixed dates."--Preface. |
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... force in Bos- ton . " Gen. Washington thus expressed himself on the first of the month " It is not perhaps in the ... forces . But the general could spare no troops , every man of them being wanted in the envi- Fons of Boston . Scars ...
... force in Bos- ton . " Gen. Washington thus expressed himself on the first of the month " It is not perhaps in the ... forces . But the general could spare no troops , every man of them being wanted in the envi- Fons of Boston . Scars ...
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... force by force . " They replied and said , " Brother Scuyler , the great man , attend . Every thing that has been said to us , brother , has been perfectly agreeable to us , & c . " A let- ter was sent to Sir John Johnson , requesting a ...
... force by force . " They replied and said , " Brother Scuyler , the great man , attend . Every thing that has been said to us , brother , has been perfectly agreeable to us , & c . " A let- ter was sent to Sir John Johnson , requesting a ...
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... force he brought with him , after leaving a corps at Montreal ; and so much was Arnold's detachment reduced , by the return of col , Enoe's division and other unfavorable circum- stances . Thus you see the besiegers were little more ...
... force he brought with him , after leaving a corps at Montreal ; and so much was Arnold's detachment reduced , by the return of col , Enoe's division and other unfavorable circum- stances . Thus you see the besiegers were little more ...
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... force the battery , while capt . Morgan's company are to march round the wharf if possible , on the ice . But the ... force it as the main body is some time before it can arrive , occasioned by the before- mentioned obstacles . The enemy ...
... force the battery , while capt . Morgan's company are to march round the wharf if possible , on the ice . But the ... force it as the main body is some time before it can arrive , occasioned by the before- mentioned obstacles . The enemy ...
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... force for the purpose . Not only so , but there was neither water nor covering upon the heights ; and had a corps been employed by him to gain the possession of them , it would have been in danger of being sur- rounded , of having its ...
... force for the purpose . Not only so , but there was neither water nor covering upon the heights ; and had a corps been employed by him to gain the possession of them , it would have been in danger of being sur- rounded , of having its ...
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