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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A special commission , appointed to inquire into the matter and try the offenders , found it impossible to procure any evidence . We have already seen that the legislature of Virginia was alarmed by the rumor that the plan of ...
A special commission , appointed to inquire into the matter and try the offenders , found it impossible to procure any evidence . We have already seen that the legislature of Virginia was alarmed by the rumor that the plan of ...
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... has , this forenoon , come to the humiliating expedient of sending out a flag , requesting a cessation of hostilities for twenty - four hours , that commissioners may be appointed to prepare and adjust the terms of capitulation .
... has , this forenoon , come to the humiliating expedient of sending out a flag , requesting a cessation of hostilities for twenty - four hours , that commissioners may be appointed to prepare and adjust the terms of capitulation .
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from the hand of the Secretary of War , your favour of the 7th , announcing that you had , with the advice and consent of the Senate , appointed me Lieutenant - general and commander - in - chief of all the armies raised , or to be ...
from the hand of the Secretary of War , your favour of the 7th , announcing that you had , with the advice and consent of the Senate , appointed me Lieutenant - general and commander - in - chief of all the armies raised , or to be ...
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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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