Living Letters from American HistoryEdward Boykin |
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... honor to be , Your Excellency's Most Obedient Servant , LAFAYETTE . PRESIDENT LAURENS TO THE Marquis de LafaYETTE Philadelphia , 24 October , 1778 . SIR , I had the honor of presenting to Congress your letter , soliciting leave of ...
... honor to be , Your Excellency's Most Obedient Servant , LAFAYETTE . PRESIDENT LAURENS TO THE Marquis de LafaYETTE Philadelphia , 24 October , 1778 . SIR , I had the honor of presenting to Congress your letter , soliciting leave of ...
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... honor to be , Your most obedient servant , G. WASHINGTON On October 1 , this appealing letter from André to General Wash- ington brought the Arnold - André - West Point drama to its close . MAJOR ANDRÉ to General WASHINGTON Tappan , 1 ...
... honor to be , Your most obedient servant , G. WASHINGTON On October 1 , this appealing letter from André to General Wash- ington brought the Arnold - André - West Point drama to its close . MAJOR ANDRÉ to General WASHINGTON Tappan , 1 ...
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... honor to remain , Sir , yours , & c . ALEXANDER HAMILTON . DEAR SIR , THOMAS JEFFERSON TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON Monticello , 9 September , 1792 . I received on the 2d instant the letter of August 23d , which you did me the honor to write ...
... honor to remain , Sir , yours , & c . ALEXANDER HAMILTON . DEAR SIR , THOMAS JEFFERSON TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON Monticello , 9 September , 1792 . I received on the 2d instant the letter of August 23d , which you did me the honor to write ...
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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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