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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On Sullivan's Island , at the entrance of Charleston harbour , a fort had been constructed of the wood of the palmetto tree , which in its nature very much resembles the cork . Major - general Lee had already been sent by Washington to ...
On Sullivan's Island , at the entrance of Charleston harbour , a fort had been constructed of the wood of the palmetto tree , which in its nature very much resembles the cork . Major - general Lee had already been sent by Washington to ...
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251 part of the fleet sailed round Long Island , and appeared in the upper part of the Sound . Two frigates passed between Governor's Island and Red Hook , up the East River , without any apparent injury from the batteries , and were ...
251 part of the fleet sailed round Long Island , and appeared in the upper part of the Sound . Two frigates passed between Governor's Island and Red Hook , up the East River , without any apparent injury from the batteries , and were ...
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That officer was commander of Rhode Island , and had his head - quarters on the west side of the island , near Narraganset Bay , about a quarter of a mile from the shore , and at some distance from any body of troops .
That officer was commander of Rhode Island , and had his head - quarters on the west side of the island , near Narraganset Bay , about a quarter of a mile from the shore , and at some distance from any body of troops .
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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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