The Writings of George Washington: Life of WashingtonAmerican Stationers' Company, John B. Russell, 1837 - Presidents |
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... Events . - - - CHAPTER X. General Washington's Proclamation . - His Preparations for the next Campaign . Exchange of Prisoners . - Condition of the Ameri- can Prisoners in New York . - Military Operations in New Jersey . -The Army ...
... Events . - - - CHAPTER X. General Washington's Proclamation . - His Preparations for the next Campaign . Exchange of Prisoners . - Condition of the Ameri- can Prisoners in New York . - Military Operations in New Jersey . -The Army ...
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... event , new duties and respon- sibilities devolved upon George . Large estates were left by the deceased brother , the immediate care of which demanded his oversight . He had likewise been appointed one of the executors of the will , in ...
... event , new duties and respon- sibilities devolved upon George . Large estates were left by the deceased brother , the immediate care of which demanded his oversight . He had likewise been appointed one of the executors of the will , in ...
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... events , which ended thirty years afterwards in establishing the independence of of the English Colonies . We shall hence find Wash- ington acting a prominent part in this great drama from its very commencement to its close , gaining ...
... events , which ended thirty years afterwards in establishing the independence of of the English Colonies . We shall hence find Wash- ington acting a prominent part in this great drama from its very commencement to its close , gaining ...
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... event occurred on the 28th of May . The prisoners were conducted to the Great Meadows , and thence under a guard to Governor Dinwiddie . No transaction in the life of Washington has been so much misrepresented , or so little understood ...
... event occurred on the 28th of May . The prisoners were conducted to the Great Meadows , and thence under a guard to Governor Dinwiddie . No transaction in the life of Washington has been so much misrepresented , or so little understood ...
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... events of that period . By the politeness of an individual in England , who had in his possession the letter - books and private papers of Governor Dinwid- die , I was permitted to inspect those papers , and to have copies taken . Among ...
... events of that period . By the politeness of an individual in England , who had in his possession the letter - books and private papers of Governor Dinwid- die , I was permitted to inspect those papers , and to have copies taken . Among ...
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