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 not in the nature of things to be otherwise ; for no man that entertains a hope of seeing this dispute speedily and equitably adjusted by commissioners , will go to the same expense , and run the same hazard , to prepare for the ...
It is not in the nature of things to be otherwise ; for no man that entertains a hope of seeing this dispute speedily and equitably adjusted by commissioners , will go to the same expense , and run the same hazard , to prepare for the ...
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Boats were secretly prepared , arrangements made , and a large proportion of his troops actually embarked , and landed on Gloucester Point , when , from a moderate and calm evening , a most violent storm of wind and rain ensued .
Boats were secretly prepared , arrangements made , and a large proportion of his troops actually embarked , and landed on Gloucester Point , when , from a moderate and calm evening , a most violent storm of wind and rain ensued .
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The governor and authorities of New Jersey having taken leave of him , he embarked with the deputation from Congress , in a barge manned by thirteen branch pilots , which had been prepared by the citizens of New York .
The governor and authorities of New Jersey having taken leave of him , he embarked with the deputation from Congress , in a barge manned by thirteen branch pilots , which had been prepared by the citizens of New York .
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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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