A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Volume 2F. Betts, 1822 - United States |
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... honour , and their country , in this hour of dark and gloomy despondence , and to throw themselves at the feet of ... honours , in the conflict - then the choice had been made , the time for wavering had been pas- sed , and those who had ...
... honour , and their country , in this hour of dark and gloomy despondence , and to throw themselves at the feet of ... honours , in the conflict - then the choice had been made , the time for wavering had been pas- sed , and those who had ...
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... honour and of power , may be regarded as a phenomenon in the moral , as well as in the political world ; and the full confidence which the Congress now placed in the integrity of a man so late- ly and so suddenly raised to this high ...
... honour and of power , may be regarded as a phenomenon in the moral , as well as in the political world ; and the full confidence which the Congress now placed in the integrity of a man so late- ly and so suddenly raised to this high ...
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... honour of Con- gress ; and that the President be desired to acquaint General Schuyler , that it is expected his letters for the future , be written in a style more suitable to the dignity of the representative body of these free and ...
... honour of Con- gress ; and that the President be desired to acquaint General Schuyler , that it is expected his letters for the future , be written in a style more suitable to the dignity of the representative body of these free and ...
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... honour and safety of these states , or interfere with the great duties they owe to their constituents . " - He was soon afterwards appointed Inspector General of Ordnance , with the rank of Major General ; but we shall see hereafter ...
... honour and safety of these states , or interfere with the great duties they owe to their constituents . " - He was soon afterwards appointed Inspector General of Ordnance , with the rank of Major General ; but we shall see hereafter ...
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... honoured by an especial vote of Congress , and his body was interred with the hon- ours of war at the publick expense . Washington on the 18th filed off with his army to- wards Reading , leaving General Wayne in the rear of the enemy ...
... honoured by an especial vote of Congress , and his body was interred with the hon- ours of war at the publick expense . Washington on the 18th filed off with his army to- wards Reading , leaving General Wayne in the rear of the enemy ...
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