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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Page 194
Meantime , orders were given by the British general to set Charlestown on fire , lest it might serve as a cover for the provincials . It was built , for the most part , of wood ; suddenly one wild flame enveloped the whole town ...
Meantime , orders were given by the British general to set Charlestown on fire , lest it might serve as a cover for the provincials . It was built , for the most part , of wood ; suddenly one wild flame enveloped the whole town ...
Page 254
On the 21st of September , a destructive fire broke out in New York , and reduced about a fourth part of the city to ashes . It began in a dram shop near the river , about one o'clock in the morning ; and , as every thing was dry ...
On the 21st of September , a destructive fire broke out in New York , and reduced about a fourth part of the city to ashes . It began in a dram shop near the river , about one o'clock in the morning ; and , as every thing was dry ...
Page 438
From the 10th to the 15th , a tremendous and incessant firing from the American and French batteries is kept up , and the enemy return the fire , but with little effect . A red - hot shell from the French battery set fire to the Charon ...
From the 10th to the 15th , a tremendous and incessant firing from the American and French batteries is kept up , and the enemy return the fire , but with little effect . A red - hot shell from the French battery set fire to the Charon ...
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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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