Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
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... British Infantry ... 107 .... Fort Ticonderoga .... 107 .... Initial Letter 109 ... Amherst .. PAINTER . ENGRAVER . .G . T. Devereux . .... .II . Bricher . 66 66 46 .. .W . T. Russell Smith ..... ... W . Croome ....... W. Croome .. ..G ...
... British Infantry ... 107 .... Fort Ticonderoga .... 107 .... Initial Letter 109 ... Amherst .. PAINTER . ENGRAVER . .G . T. Devereux . .... .II . Bricher . 66 66 46 .. .W . T. Russell Smith ..... ... W . Croome ....... W. Croome .. ..G ...
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... British ministry , for the Governor of Virginia to build two forts near the Ohio River , to prevent the encroachments of the French , and to hold the Indians in check . But the orders arrived too late . The French had already taken ...
... British ministry , for the Governor of Virginia to build two forts near the Ohio River , to prevent the encroachments of the French , and to hold the Indians in check . But the orders arrived too late . The French had already taken ...
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... British government , arose , and put an end to unanimity . Among the delegates from Penn- sylvania , appeared Benjamin Franklin , who even at this early date ranked as one of the most intelligent and distinguished citi- zens of America ...
... British government , arose , and put an end to unanimity . Among the delegates from Penn- sylvania , appeared Benjamin Franklin , who even at this early date ranked as one of the most intelligent and distinguished citi- zens of America ...
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... British cabinet , who viewed it , not without reason , as con- ceding too much power to the representatives of the people , and rendering America almost entirely independent . Thus the plan , recommended as it was by such high authority ...
... British cabinet , who viewed it , not without reason , as con- ceding too much power to the representatives of the people , and rendering America almost entirely independent . Thus the plan , recommended as it was by such high authority ...
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... British com- mander , a meeting of the governors of five of the colonies was held at Alexandria , at which they determined to undertake three simultaneous expeditions . The first of these was to be conducted by Braddock , with the British ...
... British com- mander , a meeting of the governors of five of the colonies was held at Alexandria , at which they determined to undertake three simultaneous expeditions . The first of these was to be conducted by Braddock , with the British ...
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