Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
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The next morning Washington ruired to Philadelphia , where he remained one day , and then marched up the north side of the Schuylkill , crossed it at Swede's Ford , and proceeded again in the direction of the enemy .
The next morning Washington ruired to Philadelphia , where he remained one day , and then marched up the north side of the Schuylkill , crossed it at Swede's Ford , and proceeded again in the direction of the enemy .
Page 296
I was told of a great number of shoes in the hands of private people in Philadelphia , and sent down to secure them ; but I doubt the approach of the enemy will prevent it . “ I have planned a method of throwing a garrison into Fort ...
I was told of a great number of shoes in the hands of private people in Philadelphia , and sent down to secure them ; but I doubt the approach of the enemy will prevent it . “ I have planned a method of throwing a garrison into Fort ...
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On the day after his arrival in Philadelphia , he received addresses from societies and the inhabitants , who expressed their gratitude for the aids furnished by the French nation to the United States in their late struggle for liberty ...
On the day after his arrival in Philadelphia , he received addresses from societies and the inhabitants , who expressed their gratitude for the aids furnished by the French nation to the United States in their late struggle for liberty ...
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| Title | Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
| Author | John Frost |
| Publisher | Leary & Getz, 1857 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 588 pages |
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