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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... called Pope's Creek , on the Potomac River , in the county of Westmoreland . John married Anne Pope of the same county , and gave his name to the parish in which he lived . He served as lieutenant - colonel in the wars against the ...
... called Pope's Creek , on the Potomac River , in the county of Westmoreland . John married Anne Pope of the same county , and gave his name to the parish in which he lived . He served as lieutenant - colonel in the wars against the ...
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... sons a separate plantation . To Lawrence , the eldest , he bequeathed an estate near Hunting Creek , afterwards called Mount Vernon , and shares in productive iron works , situated in various parts of Virginia and DEATH OF HIS FATHER . 19.
... sons a separate plantation . To Lawrence , the eldest , he bequeathed an estate near Hunting Creek , afterwards called Mount Vernon , and shares in productive iron works , situated in various parts of Virginia and DEATH OF HIS FATHER . 19.
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... called Rules of Behaviour in Company and Conversation . This contained maxims or rules of conduct for the government of young persons , drawn from sources which are not known , and arranged with much care . We present the reader with a ...
... called Rules of Behaviour in Company and Conversation . This contained maxims or rules of conduct for the government of young persons , drawn from sources which are not known , and arranged with much care . We present the reader with a ...
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... called conscience . " These rules of conduct claim the reader's special attention , be- cause we are able to trace in the subsequent life of Washington their influence on his character and conduct . Not less worthy of notice are certain ...
... called conscience . " These rules of conduct claim the reader's special attention , be- cause we are able to trace in the subsequent life of Washington their influence on his character and conduct . Not less worthy of notice are certain ...
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... called to direct the movements of armies and preside over the destinies of nations . While Washington was at school , he studied surveying , and reduced it to practice in the neighbourhood of his residence . His masterly style of ...
... called to direct the movements of armies and preside over the destinies of nations . While Washington was at school , he studied surveying , and reduced it to practice in the neighbourhood of his residence . His masterly style of ...
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