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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His lordship , however , brought about a meeting in private between Franklin and Lord Hyde ; but this was equally void of effect . The philosopher expressed , indeed , on all occasions , a tender anxiety for the preservation of peace ...
His lordship , however , brought about a meeting in private between Franklin and Lord Hyde ; but this was equally void of effect . The philosopher expressed , indeed , on all occasions , a tender anxiety for the preservation of peace ...
Page 253
This and similarly successful skirmishes had the expected effect of raising the depressed spirits of the American forces , and accustoming them to the sound of the British cannon , and the sight and effects of British discipline .
This and similarly successful skirmishes had the expected effect of raising the depressed spirits of the American forces , and accustoming them to the sound of the British cannon , and the sight and effects of British discipline .
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Though the call for papers was unsuccessful , the favourers of the resolution for that purpose opposed the appropriations necessary to carry the treaty into effect ; but from the firmness of the President , the ground was altered .
Though the call for papers was unsuccessful , the favourers of the resolution for that purpose opposed the appropriations necessary to carry the treaty into effect ; but from the firmness of the President , the ground was altered .
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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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