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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... provision . Lord Sterling commanded . Upon their coming up and along side of her , she was taken without any ... provisions , notwithstanding the powerful exertions made at home to throw in supplies . Many of the vessels , which ...
... provision . Lord Sterling commanded . Upon their coming up and along side of her , she was taken without any ... provisions , notwithstanding the powerful exertions made at home to throw in supplies . Many of the vessels , which ...
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... double . The greatest sufferings of those who remain- ed , arose from the want of fuel and from provisions , not to men- VOL . II . tion E tion such as resulted from the presence of the British A. D. 1776. ] 33 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... double . The greatest sufferings of those who remain- ed , arose from the want of fuel and from provisions , not to men- VOL . II . tion E tion such as resulted from the presence of the British A. D. 1776. ] 33 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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... provisions were not alway to be had , and were most- ly too dear for the lower class to obtain ; but at length the rati- ons of the soldiers were so plentiful , that by the aid of these and arrivals from Europe , they that remained in ...
... provisions were not alway to be had , and were most- ly too dear for the lower class to obtain ; but at length the rati- ons of the soldiers were so plentiful , that by the aid of these and arrivals from Europe , they that remained in ...
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... provisions : the reply was in the negative ; and the ships in the harbour being continually annoy- ed by the riflemen from behind the buildings and ware - houses on the wharfs , it was determined to dislodge them by destroying the same ...
... provisions : the reply was in the negative ; and the ships in the harbour being continually annoy- ed by the riflemen from behind the buildings and ware - houses on the wharfs , it was determined to dislodge them by destroying the same ...
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... provisions further into the country . The horrid distresses brought upon numbers of innocent persons by these operations , must pain the feelings of all who are not hardened by a party spirit . Governor Martin demands our next attention ...
... provisions further into the country . The horrid distresses brought upon numbers of innocent persons by these operations , must pain the feelings of all who are not hardened by a party spirit . Governor Martin demands our next attention ...
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