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 279
... sent to the council of Massachusetts Bay , and they were desired to detain Lieutenant - colonel Campbell and keep him in close custody till the further orders of Congress . Hitherto , this officer had been treated civilly , but on ...
... sent to the council of Massachusetts Bay , and they were desired to detain Lieutenant - colonel Campbell and keep him in close custody till the further orders of Congress . Hitherto , this officer had been treated civilly , but on ...
Page 416
... sent Lieutenant - colonel Simcoe forward with other five hundred to West Ham , where he burned and destroyed a valuable foundery , a boring mill , a powder magazine , and a considerable quantity of military stores . Colonel Simcoe ...
... sent Lieutenant - colonel Simcoe forward with other five hundred to West Ham , where he burned and destroyed a valuable foundery , a boring mill , a powder magazine , and a considerable quantity of military stores . Colonel Simcoe ...
Page 429
... sent were mere boys , utterly unfit for active service . The several states discovered much back- wardness in complying with the requisitions of Congress , so that there was reason to apprehend'that the number of troops necessary for ...
... sent were mere boys , utterly unfit for active service . The several states discovered much back- wardness in complying with the requisitions of Congress , so that there was reason to apprehend'that the number of troops necessary for ...
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