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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... issuing from the gate , with the view of attacking the Americans , who were supposed to be plundering the exposed part of the town , challenged Captain Morgan , and received a ball through his head from Morgan's hand in reply .
... issuing from the gate , with the view of attacking the Americans , who were supposed to be plundering the exposed part of the town , challenged Captain Morgan , and received a ball through his head from Morgan's hand in reply .
Page 215
Accordingly , when they fell into his hands , he treated them as felons , throwing them into the common prison , and making no distinction between the officers and soldiers , the dangerously wounded and unwounded .
Accordingly , when they fell into his hands , he treated them as felons , throwing them into the common prison , and making no distinction between the officers and soldiers , the dangerously wounded and unwounded .
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... the name of the informer in a letter expressed in terms by no means conciliatory , and which was passed through the hands of Congress - a very extraordinary circumstance in the case of a general communicating with his commander .
... the name of the informer in a letter expressed in terms by no means conciliatory , and which was passed through the hands of Congress - a very extraordinary circumstance in the case of a general communicating with his commander .
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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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