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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The success of the Pennsylvania troops , in exacting their pay by threats of violence , produced a similar spirit of insubordination in another division of the army . On the night of the 20th of January , about one hundred and sixty of ...
The success of the Pennsylvania troops , in exacting their pay by threats of violence , produced a similar spirit of insubordination in another division of the army . On the night of the 20th of January , about one hundred and sixty of ...
Page 582
There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government , and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty . This , within certain limits , is probably true ; and , in governments of a ...
There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the government , and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty . This , within certain limits , is probably true ; and , in governments of a ...
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Sanctioned by your approving voice, and by that of your representatives in both houses of Congress, the spirit of that measure has continually governed me ; uninfluenced by any attempts to deter or divert me from it.
Sanctioned by your approving voice, and by that of your representatives in both houses of Congress, the spirit of that measure has continually governed me ; uninfluenced by any attempts to deter or divert me from it.
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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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