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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George was taken by ' surprise , and for a moment staggered under the question ; but he quickly recovered himself , and looking at his father with the sweet face of youth brightened with the inexpressible charm of all - conquering truth ...
George was taken by ' surprise , and for a moment staggered under the question ; but he quickly recovered himself , and looking at his father with the sweet face of youth brightened with the inexpressible charm of all - conquering truth ...
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... on the eastern side of the Rappahannoc river , directly opposite Fredericksburg . There he lived till the 12th of April , 1743 , when he died , after a short illness , at the age of forty - nine years . Mr. Washington was taken sick ...
... on the eastern side of the Rappahannoc river , directly opposite Fredericksburg . There he lived till the 12th of April , 1743 , when he died , after a short illness , at the age of forty - nine years . Mr. Washington was taken sick ...
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The large numbers of prisoners taken by the British was also in consequence of the fog . Colonel Matthews , having routed a party of the British opposed to him , and captured a hundred and ten of them , lost sight of the brigade to ...
The large numbers of prisoners taken by the British was also in consequence of the fog . Colonel Matthews , having routed a party of the British opposed to him , and captured a hundred and ten of them , lost sight of the brigade to ...
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