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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A copy of their resolution was 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 ...
A copy of their resolution was 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 ...
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men , and 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 .
men , and 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 .
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At that time the new levies arrived slowly in the American camp ; and many of those who were sent were mere boys , utterly unfit for active service . The several states discovered much backwardness in complying with the requisitions of ...
At that time the new levies arrived slowly in the American camp ; and many of those who were sent were mere boys , utterly unfit for active service . The several states discovered much backwardness in complying with the requisitions of ...
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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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