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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... dangerous ground ; but some other delegates prevailed so far as to have the matter post- poned ; and yet they could not prevent the assigning of a day to consider it . Some little time before , he had conversed with an- other gentleman ...
... dangerous ground ; but some other delegates prevailed so far as to have the matter post- poned ; and yet they could not prevent the assigning of a day to consider it . Some little time before , he had conversed with an- other gentleman ...
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... danger of being sur- rounded , of having its communication cut off , and of being ob- liged to surrender in less ... dangerous wounds.- Though this circumstance was well known in camp , the men did not appear daunted at the idea of the ...
... danger of being sur- rounded , of having its communication cut off , and of being ob- liged to surrender in less ... dangerous wounds.- Though this circumstance was well known in camp , the men did not appear daunted at the idea of the ...
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... danger . ( Jan. 1. ) The entrance of the new year was signalized at four o'clock in the morning , by a violent cannonade from the Liverpool , two sloops of war , and the governor's armed ship the Dunmore ; se- conded by parties of ...
... danger . ( Jan. 1. ) The entrance of the new year was signalized at four o'clock in the morning , by a violent cannonade from the Liverpool , two sloops of war , and the governor's armed ship the Dunmore ; se- conded by parties of ...
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... danger and death , a monument be procured from Paris or any other part of France , with an inscription sacred to his memory , and ex- pressive of his amiable character and heroic atchievements ; and that Dr. Smith be desired to prepare ...
... danger and death , a monument be procured from Paris or any other part of France , with an inscription sacred to his memory , and ex- pressive of his amiable character and heroic atchievements ; and that Dr. Smith be desired to prepare ...
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... dangerous and un- constitutional , as being clearly against law . In the debate which followed , various arguments were used for and against the le- gality of introducing foreign forces into the kingdoin or its de- pendencies without ...
... dangerous and un- constitutional , as being clearly against law . In the debate which followed , various arguments were used for and against the le- gality of introducing foreign forces into the kingdoin or its de- pendencies without ...
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