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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... possessed uncommon strength of mind and decision of character , coupled with great simplicity of manners . Washington's inflexible regard to the performance of the minute duties of life , on which the happiness of himself and all who ...
... possessed uncommon strength of mind and decision of character , coupled with great simplicity of manners . Washington's inflexible regard to the performance of the minute duties of life , on which the happiness of himself and all who ...
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... possession of the owner of Mount Vernon . It bears the marks of having been much used , and particular chapters are designated by marks of reference . This book , filled with lessons of virtue and wisdom , clothed in the language of ...
... possession of the owner of Mount Vernon . It bears the marks of having been much used , and particular chapters are designated by marks of reference . This book , filled with lessons of virtue and wisdom , clothed in the language of ...
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... possession of the French . Both the French and English claimed the lands in the Western Continent , by the right of prior discovery , and possession or settlement , without any regard to the right of the native inhabitants . The claims ...
... possession of the French . Both the French and English claimed the lands in the Western Continent , by the right of prior discovery , and possession or settlement , without any regard to the right of the native inhabitants . The claims ...
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... possession of the country lying near the mouth of the river , and about the year 1722 , a small colony was planted ... possessed two considerable colonies , one of them north , and the other south , of the English possessions . Their ...
... possession of the country lying near the mouth of the river , and about the year 1722 , a small colony was planted ... possessed two considerable colonies , one of them north , and the other south , of the English possessions . Their ...
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... possession of Canada and the other northern provinces of America , from France to Great Britain . The French having taken possession of the country and built forts in different places on the Ohio , Governor Dinwiddie , in obe- dience to ...
... possession of Canada and the other northern provinces of America , from France to Great Britain . The French having taken possession of the country and built forts in different places on the Ohio , Governor Dinwiddie , in obe- dience to ...
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