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 WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1853 - 586 pages |
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Page 236
... received . The adjutant then observed that the commissioners were armed with great powers , that they would derive the greatest pleasure from effecting an accommodation , and that he ( Colonel Patterson ) wished to have that visit ...
... received . The adjutant then observed that the commissioners were armed with great powers , that they would derive the greatest pleasure from effecting an accommodation , and that he ( Colonel Patterson ) wished to have that visit ...
Page 303
... received on the same morning on which he wrote the above letter , will give a sad but true account of the condition of the army at that early period of the winter cantonment . " I received an order , " writes General Huntington , " to ...
... received on the same morning on which he wrote the above letter , will give a sad but true account of the condition of the army at that early period of the winter cantonment . " I received an order , " writes General Huntington , " to ...
Page 333
... received , but ordered instantly to depart ; in others , they were received and forwarded . to Congress , as the only proper tribunal to take cognisance of them . In no one place , not immediately commanded by the Bri- tish army , was ...
... received , but ordered instantly to depart ; in others , they were received and forwarded . to Congress , as the only proper tribunal to take cognisance of them . In no one place , not immediately commanded by the Bri- tish army , was ...
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