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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... governor of Wor- cester , and defended the place bravely for three months against the parliamentary forces . Two uncles of this Colonel Washington , John and Lawrence Washington , emigrated to Virginia about the year 1657 , and settled ...
... governor of Wor- cester , and defended the place bravely for three months against the parliamentary forces . Two uncles of this Colonel Washington , John and Lawrence Washington , emigrated to Virginia about the year 1657 , and settled ...
Page 42
... governor was compelled to capitulate ; and Vernon , blowing up the fortifications , returned to Jamaica . During the next year , with thirty sail of the line and 15,000 sailors , he undertook an ex- pedition against Carthagena . The ...
... governor was compelled to capitulate ; and Vernon , blowing up the fortifications , returned to Jamaica . During the next year , with thirty sail of the line and 15,000 sailors , he undertook an ex- pedition against Carthagena . The ...
Page 52
... governor for aid . Governor Din- widdie had already despatched a messenger over the mountains , with presents for the Indians , and instructions to ascertain their temper and designs , and , if possible , to find out the intentions of ...
... governor for aid . Governor Din- widdie had already despatched a messenger over the mountains , with presents for the Indians , and instructions to ascertain their temper and designs , and , if possible , to find out the intentions of ...
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... governor offered to undertake it , and Dinwiddie began to fear that it would be necessary to abandon the project . N this crisis Washington , then only twenty - one years of age , volunteered his services . This was not done at the ...
... governor offered to undertake it , and Dinwiddie began to fear that it would be necessary to abandon the project . N this crisis Washington , then only twenty - one years of age , volunteered his services . This was not done at the ...
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... governor on his return from the expedition . " The land at the point is twenty or twenty - five feet above the common surface of the water ; and a considerable bottom of flat , well - tim- bered land all around it , very convenient for ...
... governor on his return from the expedition . " The land at the point is twenty or twenty - five feet above the common surface of the water ; and a considerable bottom of flat , well - tim- bered land all around it , very convenient for ...
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