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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... arms , my dearest boy , ' cried the delighted father , run to my arms . Glad am I , George , that you killed the tree , for you have paid me for it a thousand fold ! Such an act of heroism in my son , is worth more than a thousand trees ...
... arms , my dearest boy , ' cried the delighted father , run to my arms . Glad am I , George , that you killed the tree , for you have paid me for it a thousand fold ! Such an act of heroism in my son , is worth more than a thousand trees ...
Page 47
... arms , and superintending their discipline . Soon after entering upon the duties of this office , Washington's fraternal affection induced him to accompany his brother Law- rence in a voyage to Barbadoes , whither he had been ordered by ...
... arms , and superintending their discipline . Soon after entering upon the duties of this office , Washington's fraternal affection induced him to accompany his brother Law- rence in a voyage to Barbadoes , whither he had been ordered by ...
Page 57
... arm's length . I lay this down as a trial for both , to see which will have the greatest regard to it , and that side we will stand by , and make equal sharers with us . Our brothers the English have heard this , and I come now to tell ...
... arm's length . I lay this down as a trial for both , to see which will have the greatest regard to it , and that side we will stand by , and make equal sharers with us . Our brothers the English have heard this , and I come now to tell ...
Page 60
... arms to fire through . There are eight six - pound pieces mounted in each bastion , and one piece of four pound before the gate . In the bastions are a guard house , chapel , doctor's lodging , and the commander's private store : round ...
... arms to fire through . There are eight six - pound pieces mounted in each bastion , and one piece of four pound before the gate . In the bastions are a guard house , chapel , doctor's lodging , and the commander's private store : round ...
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... arms , and working tools . HE capture of this military post by the French was considered by Washington as an actual invasion of the frontiers of the colony , a com- mencement of the war , and he conceived it to be his duty , in ...
... arms , and working tools . HE capture of this military post by the French was considered by Washington as an actual invasion of the frontiers of the colony , a com- mencement of the war , and he conceived it to be his duty , in ...
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