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... wrote a letter to General Arnold informing him of André's capture . This , of course , warned Arnold who escaped to the British . André , appalled at his predicament , wrote a letter to General Wash- ington admitting his identity , but ...
... wrote a letter to General Arnold informing him of André's capture . This , of course , warned Arnold who escaped to the British . André , appalled at his predicament , wrote a letter to General Wash- ington admitting his identity , but ...
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... wrote directly to Marshall himself , but , unfortunately , this letter was lost . However , here is the future Chief Justice's reply in which he agreed only to keep his hands off the election . When Marshall wrote this reply to Hamilton ...
... wrote directly to Marshall himself , but , unfortunately , this letter was lost . However , here is the future Chief Justice's reply in which he agreed only to keep his hands off the election . When Marshall wrote this reply to Hamilton ...
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... wrote " the most heroic letter in American history . " Late in February the Mexican General Santa Anna invested the old Alamo Mission at San Antonio where Travis and his men had barri- caded themselves and decided to fight it out . Not ...
... wrote " the most heroic letter in American history . " Late in February the Mexican General Santa Anna invested the old Alamo Mission at San Antonio where Travis and his men had barri- caded themselves and decided to fight it out . Not ...
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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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