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 208
... cause , as to believe they will desert it . " At the same time that General Washington urged these appeals upon the troops , he communicated his sentiments with equal earn- estness to Congress . " The disadvantages , " he observed ...
... cause , as to believe they will desert it . " At the same time that General Washington urged these appeals upon the troops , he communicated his sentiments with equal earn- estness to Congress . " The disadvantages , " he observed ...
Page 258
... cause of inde- pendence , when the enemy should come among them , and thus causing a disruption in the political union of America , gave him the most serious alarm . Being liable to be enclosed between the Hackinsac and Passaic Rivers ...
... cause of inde- pendence , when the enemy should come among them , and thus causing a disruption in the political union of America , gave him the most serious alarm . Being liable to be enclosed between the Hackinsac and Passaic Rivers ...
Page 375
... cause all those who are ever ready to take part with the strongest , and discouraged and intimidated the friends of American independence . After gaining possession of Charleston , General Clinton sent out detachments to complete the ...
... cause all those who are ever ready to take part with the strongest , and discouraged and intimidated the friends of American independence . After gaining possession of Charleston , General Clinton sent out detachments to complete the ...
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