Lives of the Presidents of the United States: With Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Sketches of the Most Remarkable Events in the History of the Country, from Its Discovery to the Present Time, and a General View of Its Present ConditionN. Watson & Company, 1833 - 508 sivua |
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... sent to America to support the pretensions of his Britannic majesty . They arrived early in 1755 , under the command of General Braddock , who invited Washington to serve the campaign as a volunteer aid - de - camp . This invitation he ...
... sent to America to support the pretensions of his Britannic majesty . They arrived early in 1755 , under the command of General Braddock , who invited Washington to serve the campaign as a volunteer aid - de - camp . This invitation he ...
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... sent out with a flag of truce , containing a proposition , which purported to come from General Howe , that the town should be left uninjured if the troops were allowed to em- bark without molestation . This letter was directed to the ...
... sent out with a flag of truce , containing a proposition , which purported to come from General Howe , that the town should be left uninjured if the troops were allowed to em- bark without molestation . This letter was directed to the ...
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... sent campaign with as little loss as possible , in order to take the field in the ensuing year with a well organized army . The evacuation of New- York was accordingly determined on , as soon as events might make it necessary for the ...
... sent campaign with as little loss as possible , in order to take the field in the ensuing year with a well organized army . The evacuation of New- York was accordingly determined on , as soon as events might make it necessary for the ...
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... sent out , to prevent the farmer from carrying provisions to the market , and to cut off the foraging parties . The British soon after broke up their encampment at Germantown , con- centrated all their forces at Philadelphia , and ...
... sent out , to prevent the farmer from carrying provisions to the market , and to cut off the foraging parties . The British soon after broke up their encampment at Germantown , con- centrated all their forces at Philadelphia , and ...
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... sent contest : but to report a design of this kind , is among the acts which those who are endeavoring to effect a change , are practising to bring it to pass . I have said , and I still do say , that there is not an officer in the ...
... sent contest : but to report a design of this kind , is among the acts which those who are endeavoring to effect a change , are practising to bring it to pass . I have said , and I still do say , that there is not an officer in the ...
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Adams Admiral afterwards American appointed arms army arrived Assembly attack body Boston Britain British called Captain Carolina character chief citizens Colonel colonies Columbus command commenced committee Congress Constitution Continental Congress continued council Court Declaration of Independence declared defence delegates discharge duties elected enemy England English executive favor fire force Fort Strother France French friends Governor Hispaniola honor House hundred immediately independence Indians island Jackson James Monroe Jefferson John Adams land Legislature liberty March Maryland Massachusetts measures ment miles military militia Minister Missouri Monroe nation native New-York occasion party passed patriotism peace Pennsylvania Philadelphia political present President received resolution respect retired river sailed Samuel Adams seat Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent ships soldiers soon South Carolina Spain spirit Tennessee thousand tion took town treaty troops Union United vessels Virginia votes Washington whole