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... meet you . As a general officer , I have the greatest confidence in him ; as a friend , he is perfectly acquainted with my sentiments and opinions . He knows all the circumstances of our army and the country at large . All the ...
... meet you . As a general officer , I have the greatest confidence in him ; as a friend , he is perfectly acquainted with my sentiments and opinions . He knows all the circumstances of our army and the country at large . All the ...
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... meet- ing us , of formidable reenforcements from the enemy for the de- fence of this place , and it will not seem unaccountable that it was not till the fifteenth instant we arrived at Bomba . We had now been twenty five days without ...
... meet- ing us , of formidable reenforcements from the enemy for the de- fence of this place , and it will not seem unaccountable that it was not till the fifteenth instant we arrived at Bomba . We had now been twenty five days without ...
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... meet you , or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose , at any point agreeable to you , for the purpose of arrang- ing definitely the terms upon which the surrender of the " ONE AND INSEPARABLE NOW ...
... meet you , or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose , at any point agreeable to you , for the purpose of arrang- ing definitely the terms upon which the surrender of the " ONE AND INSEPARABLE NOW ...
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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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