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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Page 349
I know it to be the wish of the army , and it must be the ardent wish of the unhappy sufferers themselves . Should the exchange be deferred till the terms of the last resolve of Congress on the subject are fulfilled , it will be ...
I know it to be the wish of the army , and it must be the ardent wish of the unhappy sufferers themselves . Should the exchange be deferred till the terms of the last resolve of Congress on the subject are fulfilled , it will be ...
Page 487
487 a been the wish of the Assembly that I should be an associate in the business of revising the federal system , I should , from a sense of the obligation I am under for repeated proofs of confidence in me , more than from any opinion ...
487 a been the wish of the Assembly that I should be an associate in the business of revising the federal system , I should , from a sense of the obligation I am under for repeated proofs of confidence in me , more than from any opinion ...
Page 557
“ It has been my constant , sincere , and earnest wish , in conformity with that of our nation , to maintain cordial harmony and a perfectly friendly understanding with that republic . This wish remains unabated , and I shall persevere ...
“ It has been my constant , sincere , and earnest wish , in conformity with that of our nation , to maintain cordial harmony and a perfectly friendly understanding with that republic . This wish remains unabated , and I shall persevere ...
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