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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... hand granades . In a few days several of the men were ill of the small - pox those who were well and fit for service ... hands , ( Woos- ter was at Montreal . ) If this business should terminate in a block- ade , I shall think myself at ...
... hand granades . In a few days several of the men were ill of the small - pox those who were well and fit for service ... hands , ( Woos- ter was at Montreal . ) If this business should terminate in a block- ade , I shall think myself at ...
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... hands for joy , and wish them to come on . General Washington happens at that instant to be on one of the heights ; thinks with his men ; and says to those who are at hand , " Remember it is the fifth of March , and avenge the death of ...
... hands for joy , and wish them to come on . General Washington happens at that instant to be on one of the heights ; thinks with his men ; and says to those who are at hand , " Remember it is the fifth of March , and avenge the death of ...
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... hands they might . [ March 10. ] Sundry shops belonging to persons in the country , were broke open and all the goods , of whatever sort or kind , taken by the said Brush and put on board ship to be conveyed away . The next day shops ...
... hands they might . [ March 10. ] Sundry shops belonging to persons in the country , were broke open and all the goods , of whatever sort or kind , taken by the said Brush and put on board ship to be conveyed away . The next day shops ...
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... is taken from the manufeript jour- " nal of a gentleman who continued in Bofton , while in the hand of the Brit . ifh generals , considered considered as 10,000 strong , had it not been for 30 【 A. D..1776 . THE HISTORY OF THE.
... is taken from the manufeript jour- " nal of a gentleman who continued in Bofton , while in the hand of the Brit . ifh generals , considered considered as 10,000 strong , had it not been for 30 【 A. D..1776 . THE HISTORY OF THE.
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... hand , and to save by going to their beds very early , and leav- ing them as late . Many kept to them in the sharpest weather , other than as they got up to dress their victuals and eat their meals . Numbers , to supply the want of fuel ...
... hand , and to save by going to their beds very early , and leav- ing them as late . Many kept to them in the sharpest weather , other than as they got up to dress their victuals and eat their meals . Numbers , to supply the want of fuel ...
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