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Page 41
... once to pay " a certain set of people . " Washington was referring to the spies on whom he had to depend . Hardly had Morris time to reply when he received another tragic appeal from Washington saying that his men would quit if they ...
... once to pay " a certain set of people . " Washington was referring to the spies on whom he had to depend . Hardly had Morris time to reply when he received another tragic appeal from Washington saying that his men would quit if they ...
Page 127
... once . Under these impressions , my hum- ble opinion is , that there is a call for decision . Know precisely what the insurgents aim at . If they have real grievances , redress them if possible ; or acknowledge the justice of them , and ...
... once . Under these impressions , my hum- ble opinion is , that there is a call for decision . Know precisely what the insurgents aim at . If they have real grievances , redress them if possible ; or acknowledge the justice of them , and ...
Page 363
... once , but his resignation was not enough to appease the United States . One week later , while indignation over the letter still burned , the Maine was blown up in Havana harbor . . . and the die was cast . Here is this letter that was ...
... once , but his resignation was not enough to appease the United States . One week later , while indignation over the letter still burned , the Maine was blown up in Havana harbor . . . and the die was cast . Here is this letter that was ...
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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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