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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... taken five guineas for his tree . Nobody could tell him any thing about it . Presently George and his hatchet made their appearance . ' George , ' said his father , do you know who killed that beautiful little cherry - tree yonder in ...
... taken five guineas for his tree . Nobody could tell him any thing about it . Presently George and his hatchet made their appearance . ' George , ' said his father , do you know who killed that beautiful little cherry - tree yonder in ...
Page 300
... taken prisoner with his whole regiment , and the prisoners which he had previously taken were released . The British had six hundred men killed or wounded ; among the slain were Brigadier - general Agnew and Colonel Bird , both officers ...
... taken prisoner with his whole regiment , and the prisoners which he had previously taken were released . The British had six hundred men killed or wounded ; among the slain were Brigadier - general Agnew and Colonel Bird , both officers ...
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... taken . On the 20th of August , he returned to Newport , in a very shattered condition , and sailed , two days after , for Boston . General Sullivan had landed , in the mean time , on the northern part of Rhode Island , with ten ...
... taken . On the 20th of August , he returned to Newport , in a very shattered condition , and sailed , two days after , for Boston . General Sullivan had landed , in the mean time , on the northern part of Rhode Island , with ten ...
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