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 WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1857 - 588 pages |
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Page 172
... body proceeded to destroy the arms , ammunition , and provi- sions , which were found in store . A detachment , sent forward to occupy a bridge , was surrounded by a body of militia and minute- men , who , having approached in the guise ...
... body proceeded to destroy the arms , ammunition , and provi- sions , which were found in store . A detachment , sent forward to occupy a bridge , was surrounded by a body of militia and minute- men , who , having approached in the guise ...
Page 424
... body of cavalry , which had spread terror and devastation over the country , and greatly intimi- dated the militia . Though Lafayette kept about twenty miles behind the main body of the British army , yet its light parties hung on its ...
... body of cavalry , which had spread terror and devastation over the country , and greatly intimi- dated the militia . Though Lafayette kept about twenty miles behind the main body of the British army , yet its light parties hung on its ...
Page 566
... body once , and for ever , within the sarcophagus of marble , made by Mr. Struthers , of Philadelphia . The body , as Mr. Struthers related , was still in wonderful preserva- tion ; the high pale brow wore a calm and serene expression ...
... body once , and for ever , within the sarcophagus of marble , made by Mr. Struthers , of Philadelphia . The body , as Mr. Struthers related , was still in wonderful preserva- tion ; the high pale brow wore a calm and serene expression ...
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