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 246
... execution in the most unfeeling manner . A clergyman , whose attendance he desired , was refused him ; a Bible , for a moment's devotion , was not procured , though he requested it . Letters , which , on the morning of his execution ...
... execution in the most unfeeling manner . A clergyman , whose attendance he desired , was refused him ; a Bible , for a moment's devotion , was not procured , though he requested it . Letters , which , on the morning of his execution ...
Page 355
... execution of their present order ; and the indulgence I have experienced on every former occasion induces me to imagine , that the liberty I now take will not meet with their disapprobation . " I have attentively taken up the report of ...
... execution of their present order ; and the indulgence I have experienced on every former occasion induces me to imagine , that the liberty I now take will not meet with their disapprobation . " I have attentively taken up the report of ...
Page 389
... EXECUTION OF MAJOR ANDRE . 389 before the board , the members behaved towards him with the utmost respect and delicacy , and told him not to answer any ques- tions that might embarrass his feelings . But in that crisis of his fate ...
... EXECUTION OF MAJOR ANDRE . 389 before the board , the members behaved towards him with the utmost respect and delicacy , and told him not to answer any ques- tions that might embarrass his feelings . But in that crisis of his fate ...
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