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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... occasion . He an- swered with much prudence , judgment and resolution ; and sent to the continental congress for advice . They directed him to repair to the city , and appoint three of their members to meet him there , and advise with ...
... occasion . He an- swered with much prudence , judgment and resolution ; and sent to the continental congress for advice . They directed him to repair to the city , and appoint three of their members to meet him there , and advise with ...
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... occasion , show- ed the necessity , practicability , and importance of it , in such a clear and convincing manner , that they were all agreed and full in the measure . But he was forced into the scheme from this circumstance , that a ...
... occasion , show- ed the necessity , practicability , and importance of it , in such a clear and convincing manner , that they were all agreed and full in the measure . But he was forced into the scheme from this circumstance , that a ...
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William Gordon. from their cannon , and of small arms ; which occasions the falt of the general , his aid de camp , capt . Cheeseman and others The firing from the guard - house ceases , by the enemy's quitting their post , and the ...
William Gordon. from their cannon , and of small arms ; which occasions the falt of the general , his aid de camp , capt . Cheeseman and others The firing from the guard - house ceases , by the enemy's quitting their post , and the ...
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... occasion such an alarm , as to put the American officers upon sending from Roxbury lines a large reinforcement , and thereby giving him an advantageous oppor- tunity of attacking them ; but at day break , he found their men as usual at ...
... occasion such an alarm , as to put the American officers upon sending from Roxbury lines a large reinforcement , and thereby giving him an advantageous oppor- tunity of attacking them ; but at day break , he found their men as usual at ...
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... occasion to order the whips to be taken from the waggoners , lest their impatience , and the difficul ty of the roads should induce them to make use of them , and oc- casion an alarm * . The whips used by the drivers of these ox- carts ...
... occasion to order the whips to be taken from the waggoners , lest their impatience , and the difficul ty of the roads should induce them to make use of them , and oc- casion an alarm * . The whips used by the drivers of these ox- carts ...
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