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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To carry on the war , he not only had to create an army ; for , however difficult such an operation must at all times be , there the creative power was itself wanting ; the United States were as destitute of a government as of an army .
To carry on the war , he not only had to create an army ; for , however difficult such an operation must at all times be , there the creative power was itself wanting ; the United States were as destitute of a government as of an army .
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The resolutions were as follows : « Resolved unanimously , that at the commencement of the present war , the officers of the American army engaged in the service of their country from the purest love and attachment to the rights and ...
The resolutions were as follows : « Resolved unanimously , that at the commencement of the present war , the officers of the American army engaged in the service of their country from the purest love and attachment to the rights and ...
Page 463
COMPLAINTS OF THE ARMY . 463 general M.Dougall ; and that he be requested to cuntinue his solicitations at Congress until the objects of his mission are accomplished . ” Washington having thus , by his great personal influence , induced ...
COMPLAINTS OF THE ARMY . 463 general M.Dougall ; and that he be requested to cuntinue his solicitations at Congress until the objects of his mission are accomplished . ” Washington having thus , by his great personal influence , induced ...
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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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