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 323
... TREATY WITH FRANCE . 323 CHAPTER XVI . Campaign of 1778 . OON after the intelligence of the capture of Burgoyne's army reach- ed Europe , the court of France concluded , at Paris , treaties of alliance and commerce with the the United ...
... TREATY WITH FRANCE . 323 CHAPTER XVI . Campaign of 1778 . OON after the intelligence of the capture of Burgoyne's army reach- ed Europe , the court of France concluded , at Paris , treaties of alliance and commerce with the the United ...
Page 550
... treaty was before the Senate for consideration , a member , contrary to the rules of that body , furnished an editor of a newspaper with a copy of it . This being published , operated like a spark of fire applied to combusti- ble ...
... treaty was before the Senate for consideration , a member , contrary to the rules of that body , furnished an editor of a newspaper with a copy of it . This being published , operated like a spark of fire applied to combusti- ble ...
Page 552
... treaty into effect ; but from the firmness of the President , the ground was altered . The treaty was ratified , and proclaimed to the public as constitutionally obligatory on the citizens . To refuse appropriations for carrying it into ...
... treaty into effect ; but from the firmness of the President , the ground was altered . The treaty was ratified , and proclaimed to the public as constitutionally obligatory on the citizens . To refuse appropriations for carrying it into ...
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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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