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 54
... land at the point is twenty or twenty - five feet above the common surface of the water ; and a considerable bottom of flat , well - tim- bered land all around it , very convenient for building . The rivers are each a quarter of a mile ...
... land at the point is twenty or twenty - five feet above the common surface of the water ; and a considerable bottom of flat , well - tim- bered land all around it , very convenient for building . The rivers are each a quarter of a mile ...
Page 57
... land . I now desire you may despatch to that place ; for be it known to you , fathers , that this is our land , and not yours . 66 " Fathers , I desire you may hear me in civilness ; if not , we must handle that rod which was laid down ...
... land . I now desire you may despatch to that place ; for be it known to you , fathers , that this is our land , and not yours . 66 " Fathers , I desire you may hear me in civilness ; if not , we must handle that rod which was laid down ...
Page 286
... land ; re - embarked , and crossed the bay between the north and south parts of the island , and , at twelve o'clock at night , landed within four miles of Sagg Harbour . Leaving his boats under the protection of a slender guard , he ...
... land ; re - embarked , and crossed the bay between the north and south parts of the island , and , at twelve o'clock at night , landed within four miles of Sagg Harbour . Leaving his boats under the protection of a slender guard , he ...
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