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 347
... remained undiminished , feel more solici tude for the welfare of another than was unceasingly manifested by this young nobleman for the United States . " * A detachment of the British army , of five thousand men , com- manded by General ...
... remained undiminished , feel more solici tude for the welfare of another than was unceasingly manifested by this young nobleman for the United States . " * A detachment of the British army , of five thousand men , com- manded by General ...
Page 446
... remained on the coast , however , till the 29th , when every doubt being removed concerning the capitulation of Cornwallis , whose relief was the sole object of the expedition , he returned to New York . While Sir Henry Clinton ...
... remained on the coast , however , till the 29th , when every doubt being removed concerning the capitulation of Cornwallis , whose relief was the sole object of the expedition , he returned to New York . While Sir Henry Clinton ...
Page 510
... remained out of the Union , and the discontent and ill - feeling existing in the others required the utmost circumspec- tion on the part of the administration . In the west , there appeared a disposition to separate from the confederacy ...
... remained out of the Union , and the discontent and ill - feeling existing in the others required the utmost circumspec- tion on the part of the administration . In the west , there appeared a disposition to separate from the confederacy ...
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