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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... present a history of Washington and his times . The authorities on which I have chiefly relied , be- sides the biographies of Washington by Ramsay , Mar- shall , Paulding , Sparks , and others , are the general histories of the ...
... present a history of Washington and his times . The authorities on which I have chiefly relied , be- sides the biographies of Washington by Ramsay , Mar- shall , Paulding , Sparks , and others , are the general histories of the ...
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... present . This general acknowledgment , and the frequent refer- ences in the foot notes , are considered sufficient to enable the reader to recognise the grounds of authen- ticity upon which the narrative rests . My thanks are due to ...
... present . This general acknowledgment , and the frequent refer- ences in the foot notes , are considered sufficient to enable the reader to recognise the grounds of authen- ticity upon which the narrative rests . My thanks are due to ...
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... present in every creative move- ment . The impress of his mind is stamped upon every great national institution . Never did any great bene- factor of mankind more faithfully earn his titles , than the FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY - THE FOUNDER ...
... present in every creative move- ment . The impress of his mind is stamped upon every great national institution . Never did any great bene- factor of mankind more faithfully earn his titles , than the FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY - THE FOUNDER ...
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... present ; and the practice which pre- vailed before the Revolution , of sending boys to England to be educated , was by no means favourable to the encouragement of good schools in the colonies . George's first schoolmaster appears to ...
... present ; and the practice which pre- vailed before the Revolution , of sending boys to England to be educated , was by no means favourable to the encouragement of good schools in the colonies . George's first schoolmaster appears to ...
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... present day . She was dis- tinguished for her good sense , the control which she exercised over her children , her great and exemplary piety ; and she was well calculated to complete that work which her husband had commenced , the ...
... present day . She was dis- tinguished for her good sense , the control which she exercised over her children , her great and exemplary piety ; and she was well calculated to complete that work which her husband had commenced , the ...
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