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... dear Sir , Your most obedient Servant , MY DEAR SIR , G. WASHINGTON GEORGE WASHINGTON TO HENRY KNOX Philadelphia , 19 August , 1787 . By slow , I wish I could add , and sure movements , the business of the convention advances ; but to ...
... dear Sir , Your most obedient Servant , MY DEAR SIR , G. WASHINGTON GEORGE WASHINGTON TO HENRY KNOX Philadelphia , 19 August , 1787 . By slow , I wish I could add , and sure movements , the business of the convention advances ; but to ...
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... dear sir , will suggest to your mind greater hazard to that fame , which must be and ought to be dear to you , in refusing your future aid to the system than in affording it . I will only add that , in my estimate of the matter , that ...
... dear sir , will suggest to your mind greater hazard to that fame , which must be and ought to be dear to you , in refusing your future aid to the system than in affording it . I will only add that , in my estimate of the matter , that ...
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... dear friend , Yours most sincerely , B. FRANKLIN . DEAR SIR , GEORGE WASHINGTON TO BENjamin FranklIN New York , 23 September , 1789 . The affectionate congratulations on the recovery of my health , and the warm expressions of personal ...
... dear friend , Yours most sincerely , B. FRANKLIN . DEAR SIR , GEORGE WASHINGTON TO BENjamin FranklIN New York , 23 September , 1789 . The affectionate congratulations on the recovery of my health , and the warm expressions of personal ...
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George Washington writes his wife of his selection as Com | 3 |
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
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