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, 1853 - 586 pages |
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Page 206
... cause of Ameri- can independence . The members of this body had suddenly sprung into political importance . Their practical knowledge of the means of conduct- ing a war was , in general , as scanty as their notions of political justice ...
... cause of Ameri- can independence . The members of this body had suddenly sprung into political importance . Their practical knowledge of the means of conduct- ing a war was , in general , as scanty as their notions of political justice ...
Page 208
... cause , as to believe they will desert it . " At the same time that General Washington urged these appeals upon the troops , he communicated his sentiments with equal earn- estness to Congress . " The disadvantages , " he observed ...
... cause , as to believe they will desert it . " At the same time that General Washington urged these appeals upon the troops , he communicated his sentiments with equal earn- estness to Congress . " The disadvantages , " he observed ...
Page 258
... cause of inde- pendence , when the enemy should come among them , and thus causing a disruption in the political union of America , gave him the most serious alarm . Being liable to be enclosed between the Hackinsac and Passaic Rivers ...
... cause of inde- pendence , when the enemy should come among them , and thus causing a disruption in the political union of America , gave him the most serious alarm . Being liable to be enclosed between the Hackinsac and Passaic Rivers ...
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