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... parties - they may be Induced to Attempt an Ambuscade or if they should not attempt this a few of our people appearing near may bring a party out in pursuit which may give an Opening to ENTER WITH THEM . Shou'd your Excellency Incline ...
... parties - they may be Induced to Attempt an Ambuscade or if they should not attempt this a few of our people appearing near may bring a party out in pursuit which may give an Opening to ENTER WITH THEM . Shou'd your Excellency Incline ...
Page 182
... party , the Federalists , had elected their last President , and he must have realized it . On the morning of the inauguration of his successor the Old Royalist got into his ornate coach and was well on his way back to Massachusetts ...
... party , the Federalists , had elected their last President , and he must have realized it . On the morning of the inauguration of his successor the Old Royalist got into his ornate coach and was well on his way back to Massachusetts ...
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... party , but he will employ the rogues of all parties , to overrule the good men of all parties , and to prosecute projects which wise men of every descrip- tion will disapprove . These things are to be inferred with moral certainty from ...
... party , but he will employ the rogues of all parties , to overrule the good men of all parties , and to prosecute projects which wise men of every descrip- tion will disapprove . These things are to be inferred with moral certainty from ...
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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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