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" ... to sit up all night by fires, instea.d''. of taking comfortable rest in a natural and common X nave decreased near two thousand men. "
The Spirit of the Revolution: New Light from Some of the Original Sources of ... - Page 49
by John Clement Fitzpatrick - 1924 - 300 pages
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The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the ..., Volume 2

William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 478 pages
...fit through hardships,particularly on account of blankets (numbers have been, aacf still are obliged to sit up all night by fires, instead of taking comfortable rest in a common way), have decreased near tw<» thousand men. — Upon the ground of safety and policy, [ ana...
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The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the ..., Volume 2

William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 478 pages
...fit through hardships,particularly on account of blankets (numbers have been, and; still are obliged to sit up all night by fires, instead of taking comfortable rest in a common way): have decreased near twi» thousand men. — Upon the ground of safety and policy, [ ani...
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An Essay on the Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the ...

Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...hundred in camp, fit for duty ; notwithstanding which, and that since the fourth instant, our number fit for duty, from the hardships and exposures they have undergone, particularly from the want of blankets, have decreased near two thousand men, we find gentlemen, without knowing...
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Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army Through ...

Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...hundred in camp, fit for duty ; notwithstanding which, and that since the fourth instant, our number fit for duty, from the hardships and exposures they have undergone, particularly from the want of blankets, have decreased near two thousand men, we find gentlemen, without knowing...
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A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the ..., Volume 2

Paul Allen - United States - 1822 - 540 pages
...fit through hardships, particularly on account of blankets, (numbers have been, and still are obliged to sit up all night by fires instead of taking comfortable rest in a common way) have decreased near 2000 men. — Upon the ground of safety and policy, I am obliged to...
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A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the ..., Volume 2

Paul Allen - United States - 1822 - 536 pages
...fit through hardships, particularly on account of blankets, (numbers have been, and still are obliged to sit up all night by fires instead of taking comfortable rest in a common way) have decreased near 2OOO men. — Upon the ground of safety and policy, I am obliged to...
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The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 1

1832 - 564 pages
...hundred in camp fit for duty ; nc)twithstanding which, and that since the fourth instant, our number fit for duty, from the hardships and exposures they have undergone, particularly from the want of blankets, have decreased near two thousand men, we find gentlemen, without knowing...
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The Writings of George Washington: pt. II. Correspondence and miscellaneous ...

George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 590 pages
...eight thousand two hundred in camp fit for duty; notwithstanding which, and that since the 4th instant, our numbers fit for duty, from the hardships and exposures...common way), have decreased near two thousand men. monstrance), reprobating the measure as much as if they thought the soldiers were made of stocks or...
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History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-la-Chaoelle ...

Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...shirt, many only the moiety of one, and some " none at all ! And from lack of blankets num" bers have been obliged, and still are, to sit up " all night...taking comfortable " rest in a natural and common way. " We find gentlemen, without knowing whether " the army was really going into winter quarters " or...
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The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 1

John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 534 pages
...hundred in camp fit for duty; notwithstanding which, and that since the fourth instant, our number fit for duty, from the hardships and exposures they have undergone, particularly from the want of blankets, have decreased near two thousand men, we find gentlemen, without knowing...
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