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. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ...J. Crissy, 1832 |
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... necessary to secure the great object of the contest . " I shall at- tempt to stimulate congress , " said he , in a letter to General Greene written at Mount Vernon , " to the best improvement of our late success , by taking the most ...
... necessary to secure the great object of the contest . " I shall at- tempt to stimulate congress , " said he , in a letter to General Greene written at Mount Vernon , " to the best improvement of our late success , by taking the most ...
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... necessary to adopt . This jealousy was nourished by all the intelligence received from Eu- rope . The utmost address of the British cabinet had been employed to detach the belligerents from each other . The mediation of Russia had been ...
... necessary to adopt . This jealousy was nourished by all the intelligence received from Eu- rope . The utmost address of the British cabinet had been employed to detach the belligerents from each other . The mediation of Russia had been ...
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... necessary to resort more generally to coercive means in order to procure subsistence for the troops . Popular discontent was the natu- ral consequence of this odious measure , and the feelings of the people were communicated to their ...
... necessary to resort more generally to coercive means in order to procure subsistence for the troops . Popular discontent was the natu- ral consequence of this odious measure , and the feelings of the people were communicated to their ...
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... necessary to recollect that the resolution of Octo- ber , 1780 , granting half pay for life to the officers , stood on the mere faith of a government possessing no funds enabling it to perform its en- gagements . From requisitions alone ...
... necessary to recollect that the resolution of Octo- ber , 1780 , granting half pay for life to the officers , stood on the mere faith of a government possessing no funds enabling it to perform its en- gagements . From requisitions alone ...
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... necessary to adopt . This jealousy was nourished by all the intelligence received from Eu- rope . The utmost address of the British cabinet had been employed to detach the belligerents from each other . The mediation of Russia had been ...
... necessary to adopt . This jealousy was nourished by all the intelligence received from Eu- rope . The utmost address of the British cabinet had been employed to detach the belligerents from each other . The mediation of Russia had been ...
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