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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... independence of America ... Last publick appearance of Lord Chatham ... Dis- grace of Burgoyne .... Situation of the American army at Val- ley Forge ... Commissary General appointed ... Baron Steuben appointed Inspector General ...
... independence of America ... Last publick appearance of Lord Chatham ... Dis- grace of Burgoyne .... Situation of the American army at Val- ley Forge ... Commissary General appointed ... Baron Steuben appointed Inspector General ...
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... Independence . 264 ) CHAP . XII . Events of 1779 continued ... Proceedings of Con- gress ... Ultimatum of Negotiations for Peace ... Instructions to the Ministers at foreign Courts ... Mr . Jay appointed Minis te to Spain ... Mr . Adams ...
... Independence . 264 ) CHAP . XII . Events of 1779 continued ... Proceedings of Con- gress ... Ultimatum of Negotiations for Peace ... Instructions to the Ministers at foreign Courts ... Mr . Jay appointed Minis te to Spain ... Mr . Adams ...
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... independence . There was a world beyond the mountains , to which he looked as a dernier asylum . My neck , said he , to his friend Colonel Reed , does not feel as though it were made for a halter - if driven from every other place , we ...
... independence . There was a world beyond the mountains , to which he looked as a dernier asylum . My neck , said he , to his friend Colonel Reed , does not feel as though it were made for a halter - if driven from every other place , we ...
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... independence of the United States would be maintained at all hazards ; and the Com- missioners to France and Spain were directed to pro- mise a declaration of war against the Portuguese Mon- arch , provided such an event would be ...
... independence of the United States would be maintained at all hazards ; and the Com- missioners to France and Spain were directed to pro- mise a declaration of war against the Portuguese Mon- arch , provided such an event would be ...
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... independence was too strong in the minds of the most virtuous portion of the United States , the middle class of people , to be subdued by one or two reverses of fortune , and the officers of ta- lents too numerous to render the loss of ...
... independence was too strong in the minds of the most virtuous portion of the United States , the middle class of people , to be subdued by one or two reverses of fortune , and the officers of ta- lents too numerous to render the loss of ...
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