Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1856 |
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... boats . Fresh provisions and vegetables were consequently growing more and more scarce and extravagantly dear , and sick- ness began to prevail . " I have done and shall do every- thing in my power to distress them , " writes he to his ...
... boats . Fresh provisions and vegetables were consequently growing more and more scarce and extravagantly dear , and sick- ness began to prevail . " I have done and shall do every- thing in my power to distress them , " writes he to his ...
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... landing - place , at the north end of Lake George ; a post occupied by a captain and one hundred men . A sentinel , on being informed that I was in the boat ,. * Force's Am . Archives , ii . 1649 . * Am . Archives , 4th Series , iii .
... landing - place , at the north end of Lake George ; a post occupied by a captain and one hundred men . A sentinel , on being informed that I was in the boat ,. * Force's Am . Archives , ii . 1649 . * Am . Archives , 4th Series , iii .
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Washington Irving. on being informed that I was in the boat , quitted his post to go and awaken the guard , consisting of three men , in which he had no success . I walked up and came to another , a sergeant's guard . Here the sentinel ...
Washington Irving. on being informed that I was in the boat , quitted his post to go and awaken the guard , consisting of three men , in which he had no success . I walked up and came to another , a sergeant's guard . Here the sentinel ...
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... boats and prepare for the enterprise , should it ultimately be ordered by Congress . Schuyler was an authoritative man , and inherited from his Dutch ancestry a great love of order ; he was exces- sively annoyed , therefore , by the ...
... boats and prepare for the enterprise , should it ultimately be ordered by Congress . Schuyler was an authoritative man , and inherited from his Dutch ancestry a great love of order ; he was exces- sively annoyed , therefore , by the ...
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... boats now ready could hold , taking with him two pieces of artillery ; with this force he set off down the lake . A letter to General Schuyler explained the cause of his sudden departure , and entreated him to follow on in a whaleboat ...
... boats now ready could hold , taking with him two pieces of artillery ; with this force he set off down the lake . A letter to General Schuyler explained the cause of his sudden departure , and entreated him to follow on in a whaleboat ...
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