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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... merely recommended moderate measures , and then dissolved itself . The day after the adjournment of this convention , the troops arrived , and landed without opposition under the protection of the armed vessels in the harbour .
... merely recommended moderate measures , and then dissolved itself . The day after the adjournment of this convention , the troops arrived , and landed without opposition under the protection of the armed vessels in the harbour .
Page 142
Some time after , another great assemblage met at Faneuil Hall , where one party recommended moderate measures ; but the majority discovered a violent spirit , and some undoubtedly desired to urge on steps which might issue in a total ...
Some time after , another great assemblage met at Faneuil Hall , where one party recommended moderate measures ; but the majority discovered a violent spirit , and some undoubtedly desired to urge on steps which might issue in a total ...
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“ Even under these circumstances , what measures have we taken that betray a desire of ingependence ? Have we called in the aid of those foreign powers , who are the rivals of your grandeur ? When your troops were few and defenceless ...
“ Even under these circumstances , what measures have we taken that betray a desire of ingependence ? Have we called in the aid of those foreign powers , who are the rivals of your grandeur ? When your troops were few and defenceless ...
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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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