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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So impatient was Washington to be engaged in active service , that early in April , 1754 , he solicited and obtained permission to advance , with two of the companies which were completed , to a place called the Great Meadows , in the ...
So impatient was Washington to be engaged in active service , that early in April , 1754 , he solicited and obtained permission to advance , with two of the companies which were completed , to a place called the Great Meadows , in the ...
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As soon as the measure was determined on , the general issued his orders , that all officers who intended to decline the further serrice of their country at the expiration of the term for which they were engaged , should signify their ...
As soon as the measure was determined on , the general issued his orders , that all officers who intended to decline the further serrice of their country at the expiration of the term for which they were engaged , should signify their ...
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Their officers had engaged them for three years , or during the war . On the expiration of three years , the soldiers thought themselves entitled to a discharge ; the officers alleged that they were engaged for the war .
Their officers had engaged them for three years , or during the war . On the expiration of three years , the soldiers thought themselves entitled to a discharge ; the officers alleged that they were engaged for the war .
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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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