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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In 1673 , a party of French from Canada discovered the upper waters of the Mississippi River , at the spot at which it is joined by the Wisconsin ; and sailing down it as far as the Arkansas , they decided from its course that it ...
In 1673 , a party of French from Canada discovered the upper waters of the Mississippi River , at the spot at which it is joined by the Wisconsin ; and sailing down it as far as the Arkansas , they decided from its course that it ...
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Having made known his intention to the chiefs , they met at their council - house , and deputed Tanacharison and three others to attend him to the French fort . With this small escort he started on the 30th of November ; and on the 4th ...
Having made known his intention to the chiefs , they met at their council - house , and deputed Tanacharison and three others to attend him to the French fort . With this small escort he started on the 30th of November ; and on the 4th ...
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SKIRMISH WITH THE FRENCH . 71 that he had seen the trail of a party which he was sure were French within five miles of the Great Meadows . Leaving a strong guard at the intrenchment , Washington advanced with forty men in search of the ...
SKIRMISH WITH THE FRENCH . 71 that he had seen the trail of a party which he was sure were French within five miles of the Great Meadows . Leaving a strong guard at the intrenchment , Washington advanced with forty men in search of the ...
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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, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 588 pages |
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