The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Volume 2Samuel Campbell, no. 124, Pearl-street, 1801 - United States "The following work is not confined to the contest between Great Britain and the United States of America, but includes all the other parts of the war which originated from that contest. ... The form of letters, instead of chapters, is not altogether imaginary, as the author, from his arrival in America in 1770, maintained a correspondence with gentlemen in London, Rotterdam and Paris, answering in general to the prefixed dates."--Preface. |
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... court of France , p . 139 - agree upon a scheme of a lottery , p . 142. General Gates fixes upon general Arnold to command the American flect on Lake Champlain , p . 143. Arnold engages the British fleet and is defeated , p . 145. The ...
... court of France , p . 139 - agree upon a scheme of a lottery , p . 142. General Gates fixes upon general Arnold to command the American flect on Lake Champlain , p . 143. Arnold engages the British fleet and is defeated , p . 145. The ...
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... court in their public character , p . 331. Preliminaries of a treaty are delivered to them , p . 332. The London merchants raise money for the relief of the American prisoners , ibid . Mi- nisterial attempts for raising a body of troops ...
... court in their public character , p . 331. Preliminaries of a treaty are delivered to them , p . 332. The London merchants raise money for the relief of the American prisoners , ibid . Mi- nisterial attempts for raising a body of troops ...
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... court of France , and their in- structions to him , p . 382. The Indian expeditions against the Connecticut settlers at Wyoming , p . 385. Colonel Clarke's expedition into the Indian country , p . 390. The British expe- dition to Egg ...
... court of France , and their in- structions to him , p . 382. The Indian expeditions against the Connecticut settlers at Wyoming , p . 385. Colonel Clarke's expedition into the Indian country , p . 390. The British expe- dition to Egg ...
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... courts being open to punish criminal offenders - therefore protesting that we never meant to throw off our dependence upon Great - Britain , and that we shall rejoice if such a reconciliation , between us and our parent state , can be ...
... courts being open to punish criminal offenders - therefore protesting that we never meant to throw off our dependence upon Great - Britain , and that we shall rejoice if such a reconciliation , between us and our parent state , can be ...
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... fatal . " " " Mr. John Adams being at Watertown with the general court ,. gen . Washington desired his opinion on Lee's plan .. Mr. Johit Adams ,, Adams , in a letter of the next day , 14 [ A. D. 1776 . THE HISTORY OF THE.
... fatal . " " " Mr. John Adams being at Watertown with the general court ,. gen . Washington desired his opinion on Lee's plan .. Mr. Johit Adams ,, Adams , in a letter of the next day , 14 [ A. D. 1776 . THE HISTORY OF THE.
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