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... Obedient Servant , LAFAYETTE . PRESIDENT LAURENS to the Marquis de Lafayette Philadelphia , 24 October , 1778 . SIR , I had the honor of presenting to Congress your letter , soliciting leave of absence , and I am directed by the House ...
... Obedient Servant , LAFAYETTE . PRESIDENT LAURENS to the Marquis de Lafayette Philadelphia , 24 October , 1778 . SIR , I had the honor of presenting to Congress your letter , soliciting leave of absence , and I am directed by the House ...
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... obedient servant , G. WASHINGTON On October 1 , this appealing letter from André to General Wash- ington brought the Arnold - André - West Point drama to its close . MAJOR ANDRÉ TO GENERAL WASHINGTON Tappan , 1 October , 1780. - SIR ...
... obedient servant , G. WASHINGTON On October 1 , this appealing letter from André to General Wash- ington brought the Arnold - André - West Point drama to its close . MAJOR ANDRÉ TO GENERAL WASHINGTON Tappan , 1 October , 1780. - SIR ...
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... obedient servant , ROBERT ANDERSON , Major , First Artillery , Commanding . Brig . Gen. Beauregard , Commanding . SIR : Fort Sumter , S. C. April 12 , 1861. — 3.20 a.m. By authority of Brigadier - General Beauregard , commanding the ...
... obedient servant , ROBERT ANDERSON , Major , First Artillery , Commanding . Brig . Gen. Beauregard , Commanding . SIR : Fort Sumter , S. C. April 12 , 1861. — 3.20 a.m. By authority of Brigadier - General Beauregard , commanding the ...
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refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
John Adams writes his wife news of the Declaration of Inde | 21 |
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