The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Том 1Walton Book Company, 1930 |
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... France , and dis- member her empire . Matters remained in a fluctuating state until December , 1777 . Privately encouraged , but discountenanced publicly , the pros- pects of the American Ministers varied according to the com- plexion ...
... France , and dis- member her empire . Matters remained in a fluctuating state until December , 1777 . Privately encouraged , but discountenanced publicly , the pros- pects of the American Ministers varied according to the com- plexion ...
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... France . On his return , the negotiation was taken up in earnest , and a treaty of friendship and commerce was soon concluded . This was accompanied by a treaty of alliance eventual and defensive between the two nations , in which it ...
... France . On his return , the negotiation was taken up in earnest , and a treaty of friendship and commerce was soon concluded . This was accompanied by a treaty of alliance eventual and defensive between the two nations , in which it ...
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... France has made a glorious effort for our deliverance , and if we disappoint its intentions by our supine- ness , we must become contemptible in the eyes of all mankind ; nor can we , after that , venture to confide that our allies will ...
... France has made a glorious effort for our deliverance , and if we disappoint its intentions by our supine- ness , we must become contemptible in the eyes of all mankind ; nor can we , after that , venture to confide that our allies will ...
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