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... tion on its feet . That man was Robert Morris , who is often called the Pocketbook of the Revolution . There is no record that Morris ever failed to meet the emergency . These letters show how greatly Washington depended on Morris ...
... tion on its feet . That man was Robert Morris , who is often called the Pocketbook of the Revolution . There is no record that Morris ever failed to meet the emergency . These letters show how greatly Washington depended on Morris ...
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... tion of every American family beyond the Alleghenies . The frontier was spotted with American blood . Theodore Roosevelt called it the " war of extermination . " One day , late in 1777 , a tall , redheaded , fiery , fighting man named ...
... tion of every American family beyond the Alleghenies . The frontier was spotted with American blood . Theodore Roosevelt called it the " war of extermination . " One day , late in 1777 , a tall , redheaded , fiery , fighting man named ...
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... tion under the rebel guns at Norfolk , and so efficient too , I trust , that within a few hours the stolen ships would be sunk and the harbor purged of traitors . Apart from the fact that the proposed vessel is very simple in ...
... tion under the rebel guns at Norfolk , and so efficient too , I trust , that within a few hours the stolen ships would be sunk and the harbor purged of traitors . Apart from the fact that the proposed vessel is very simple in ...
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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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