The Writings of George Washington: Life of WashingtonAmerican Stationers' Company, John B. Russell, 1837 - Presidents |
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... resolved , after going back to England and arranging his affairs , to return and spend his days in the midst of this wild territory . At the time of which we are now speaking , he had just arrived to execute his purpose , and was re ...
... resolved , after going back to England and arranging his affairs , to return and spend his days in the midst of this wild territory . At the time of which we are now speaking , he had just arrived to execute his purpose , and was re ...
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... resolved to put the militia in a condition for defence . To carry this into effect , the province was divided into districts , having in each an officer called an adjutant - general with the rank of major , whose duty it was to assemble ...
... resolved to put the militia in a condition for defence . To carry this into effect , the province was divided into districts , having in each an officer called an adjutant - general with the rank of major , whose duty it was to assemble ...
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... resolved to send a com- missioner in due form , and invested with suitable powers , to confer with the officer commanding the French forces , and inquire by what authority he pre- sumed to invade the King's dominions , and what were his ...
... resolved to send a com- missioner in due form , and invested with suitable powers , to confer with the officer commanding the French forces , and inquire by what authority he pre- sumed to invade the King's dominions , and what were his ...
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... resolved to go down himself by water , a canoe having been offered to him for that purpose . He had been entertained with great polite- ness ; nor did the complaisance of M. de St. Pierre exhaust itself in mere forms of civility . The ...
... resolved to go down himself by water , a canoe having been offered to him for that purpose . He had been entertained with great polite- ness ; nor did the complaisance of M. de St. Pierre exhaust itself in mere forms of civility . The ...
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... resolved to push boldly into the wilderness , to clear and prepare the road as they advanced , and , if possible , to penetrate to the Monongahela at the mouth of Red - stone Creek , and erect there a fortification . The soldiers would ...
... resolved to push boldly into the wilderness , to clear and prepare the road as they advanced , and , if possible , to penetrate to the Monongahela at the mouth of Red - stone Creek , and erect there a fortification . The soldiers would ...
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