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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... immediately as such concern thy honour . But every thing that is good hath somewhat of thee in it ; thy name , and thy nature , and thy honour is written upon it ; and the blemish that is cast upon it , is , in some measure , cast upon ...
... immediately as such concern thy honour . But every thing that is good hath somewhat of thee in it ; thy name , and thy nature , and thy honour is written upon it ; and the blemish that is cast upon it , is , in some measure , cast upon ...
Page 55
... immediately called a council of the principal sachems , to be held on the 26th . Tanacharison , or the Half - King , the principal chieftain , being absent on an embassy from the others to the French commandant , it was necessary to ...
... immediately called a council of the principal sachems , to be held on the 26th . Tanacharison , or the Half - King , the principal chieftain , being absent on an embassy from the others to the French commandant , it was necessary to ...
Page 69
... immediately wrote a note to Mr. Payne , asking to see him at the tavern in the morning . Payne , expecting nothing but a challenge , repaired accordingly to the place appointed , but found Washing- ton prepared to make a full apology ...
... immediately wrote a note to Mr. Payne , asking to see him at the tavern in the morning . Payne , expecting nothing but a challenge , repaired accordingly to the place appointed , but found Washing- ton prepared to make a full apology ...
Page 70
... immediately to the mouth of the Red Stone Creek , which enters the Monongahela about thirty - seven miles above the fort taken by the French , and there to construct such defences as circumstances would admit , and await the reinforce ...
... immediately to the mouth of the Red Stone Creek , which enters the Monongahela about thirty - seven miles above the fort taken by the French , and there to construct such defences as circumstances would admit , and await the reinforce ...
Page 73
... immediately enlarged the army to ten companies of one hundred men each , and reduced the whole to the establishment of independent companies , thus making captains the highest officers in the Virginia regiments . And even * Sparks ...
... immediately enlarged the army to ten companies of one hundred men each , and reduced the whole to the establishment of independent companies , thus making captains the highest officers in the Virginia regiments . And even * Sparks ...
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