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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God knows I do not at this time speak from motives of party spirit ; what I deliver are the genuine sentiments of my heart . However superior to me in general knowledge and experience the respectable body of this house may be , yet I ...
God knows I do not at this time speak from motives of party spirit ; what I deliver are the genuine sentiments of my heart . However superior to me in general knowledge and experience the respectable body of this house may be , yet I ...
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The disappointment of the American general was as bitter as it was unexpected ; yet still his elastic spirit refused to despond ; and when advised to retire to Virginia , his reply was : “ I will recover South Carolina , or die in the ...
The disappointment of the American general was as bitter as it was unexpected ; yet still his elastic spirit refused to despond ; and when advised to retire to Virginia , his reply was : “ I will recover South Carolina , or die in the ...
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The success of the Pennsylvania troops , in exacting their pay by threats of violence , produced a similar spirit of insubordination in another division of the army . On the night of the 20th of January , about one hundred and sixty of ...
The success of the Pennsylvania troops , in exacting their pay by threats of violence , produced a similar spirit of insubordination in another division of the army . On the night of the 20th of January , about one hundred and sixty 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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