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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... four miles of Johnstown . Sir John sent out answers to the proposals of the preceding day , which not being satisfactory , the general determined to march his troops to Johnson - hall , without delay : but gave Sir John till twelve at ...
... four miles of Johnstown . Sir John sent out answers to the proposals of the preceding day , which not being satisfactory , the general determined to march his troops to Johnson - hall , without delay : but gave Sir John till twelve at ...
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... small risk , as they had not many more than four hundred men fit for duty . But they retired about three miles from the city , and posted themselves advantageously * . After mentioning city , AD . 1776. ] 23 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... small risk , as they had not many more than four hundred men fit for duty . But they retired about three miles from the city , and posted themselves advantageously * . After mentioning city , AD . 1776. ] 23 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... four in the morning , a party from the castle under col . Leslie joined another , amounting to about five hundred , sent over the ice to Dorchester Neck by gen . Howe . They burnt about half a dozen houses ; but the general's scheme ...
... four in the morning , a party from the castle under col . Leslie joined another , amounting to about five hundred , sent over the ice to Dorchester Neck by gen . Howe . They burnt about half a dozen houses ; but the general's scheme ...
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... four ; for a vast quantitiy of materials have been col- lected , especially chandeliers and facsines . By ten o'clock at night the troops have raised two forts , one upon each Hill , suffi- cient to defend them from small arms and grape ...
... four ; for a vast quantitiy of materials have been col- lected , especially chandeliers and facsines . By ten o'clock at night the troops have raised two forts , one upon each Hill , suffi- cient to defend them from small arms and grape ...
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... four o'clock in the morning , and were all on board and under sail before ten . * When it was certain that they were quite gone , search was made , for fear of what might be , and fires were discovered in several houses so circumstanced ...
... four o'clock in the morning , and were all on board and under sail before ten . * When it was certain that they were quite gone , search was made , for fear of what might be , and fires were discovered in several houses so circumstanced ...
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