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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... lands and mansion in Stafford County , where his father died ; and to each of his other sons an estate of six or seven hundred acres . Betty , his only surviving daughter , was handsomely provided for ; and every thing was placed in the ...
... lands and mansion in Stafford County , where his father died ; and to each of his other sons an estate of six or seven hundred acres . Betty , his only surviving daughter , was handsomely provided for ; and every thing was placed in the ...
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... land warrants , leases , and receipts , written out with care . Then follow selections in rhyme , distin- guished for their religious character . But the most interesting and significant part of these books was that which he called ...
... land warrants , leases , and receipts , written out with care . Then follow selections in rhyme , distin- guished for their religious character . But the most interesting and significant part of these books was that which he called ...
Page 42
... land forces accompanying this expedition amounted to 12,000 , and were under the command of General Wentworth . Carthagena was besieged by this force , the greatest that had ever been seen in America , but such was the bravery and ...
... land forces accompanying this expedition amounted to 12,000 , and were under the command of General Wentworth . Carthagena was besieged by this force , the greatest that had ever been seen in America , but such was the bravery and ...
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... land had never been surveyed ; and the important and responsible office of surveying it was now intrusted to Washington , who entered on his first expedition for this pur- pose at the age of sixteen . He was accompanied by George ...
... land had never been surveyed ; and the important and responsible office of surveying it was now intrusted to Washington , who entered on his first expedition for this pur- pose at the age of sixteen . He was accompanied by George ...
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... 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 founded on discovery and actual occupation had hitherto covered but ...
... 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 founded on discovery and actual occupation had hitherto covered but ...
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