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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It is impossible for me briefly to communicate the fund of intelligence which I have derived from him ; but I shall do it in my letters , as occasions shall present themselves . I will now say only , that I have formed as high an ...
It is impossible for me briefly to communicate the fund of intelligence which I have derived from him ; but I shall do it in my letters , as occasions shall present themselves . I will now say only , that I have formed as high an ...
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The British had a post in Staten Island ; and , as the ice opened a free communication between the island and the Jersey coast , General Washington , notwithstanding the enfeebled condition of his army , resolved to attack the garrison ...
The British had a post in Staten Island ; and , as the ice opened a free communication between the island and the Jersey coast , General Washington , notwithstanding the enfeebled condition of his army , resolved to attack the garrison ...
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West Point was considered a principal key of that communication ; and , by the appointment to the command of it , Arnold was put into a place of high trust and confidence . But that officer , impetuous and desperate , rather than cool ...
West Point was considered a principal key of that communication ; and , by the appointment to the command of it , Arnold was put into a place of high trust and confidence . But that officer , impetuous and desperate , rather than cool ...
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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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