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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... honor and known abilities , without a particular regard to their having before been in the service . [ Oct. 17. ] Mr. Duche having by letter informed the presi- dent that the state of his health ( probably influenced by the bad aspect ...
... honor and known abilities , without a particular regard to their having before been in the service . [ Oct. 17. ] Mr. Duche having by letter informed the presi- dent that the state of his health ( probably influenced by the bad aspect ...
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... honor ) to quit the service , unless they would ever after be esteemed the spiritless tools of congress . On the 11th of July , a committee of the whole resolved , " That Mr. Silas Deane had not any powers or authority from congress to ...
... honor ) to quit the service , unless they would ever after be esteemed the spiritless tools of congress . On the 11th of July , a committee of the whole resolved , " That Mr. Silas Deane had not any powers or authority from congress to ...
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... honor and safety of these states , or interfere with the great duties they owe to their constituents . " They afterward ordered money to be advanced to him , for the support of himself and the gentlemen who came with him from France ...
... honor and safety of these states , or interfere with the great duties they owe to their constituents . " They afterward ordered money to be advanced to him , for the support of himself and the gentlemen who came with him from France ...
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... honor him with a monument . Many of the principal leaders on the American side , were either killed or wounded , so that all expectation of further attempts to relieve the fort by the assistance of militia , was at an end . The Indians ...
... honor him with a monument . Many of the principal leaders on the American side , were either killed or wounded , so that all expectation of further attempts to relieve the fort by the assistance of militia , was at an end . The Indians ...
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... honor to the deceased ; and could he have gained in time the knowledge of what was going forward , would undoubtedly have silenced the former . General Gates previous to the action , posted 1400 Ameri- cans on the heights opposite the ...
... honor to the deceased ; and could he have gained in time the knowledge of what was going forward , would undoubtedly have silenced the former . General Gates previous to the action , posted 1400 Ameri- cans on the heights opposite the ...
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