Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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Stran 37
... received his guests with courtesy ; but his mind and time were too much occupied by grave and anxious concerns , to permit him the genial indulgence of the table . His own diet was extremely simple . Some- times nothing but baked apples ...
... received his guests with courtesy ; but his mind and time were too much occupied by grave and anxious concerns , to permit him the genial indulgence of the table . His own diet was extremely simple . Some- times nothing but baked apples ...
Stran 38
... received his appointment shortly after their arrival at Cambridge . The second aide - de - camp was John Trum- bull , * son of the governor of Connecticut . He had ac- companied General Spencer to the camp , and had caught the favorable ...
... received his appointment shortly after their arrival at Cambridge . The second aide - de - camp was John Trum- bull , * son of the governor of Connecticut . He had ac- companied General Spencer to the camp , and had caught the favorable ...
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... received the appointment of major - general , to which he considered himself well fit- ted by his military knowledge and experience , and which he thought Washington might have obtained for him had he used his influence with Congress ...
... received the appointment of major - general , to which he considered himself well fit- ted by his military knowledge and experience , and which he thought Washington might have obtained for him had he used his influence with Congress ...
Stran 43
... received , on the 24th of July , the appointment of commissary - general of the con- tinental army . He had already officiated with talent in " There is a that capacity in the Connecticut militia . great overturning in the camp as to ...
... received , on the 24th of July , the appointment of commissary - general of the con- tinental army . He had already officiated with talent in " There is a that capacity in the Connecticut militia . great overturning in the camp as to ...
Stran 52
... received their sanction . Since his arrival in camp he had received a reply from Burgoyne , couched in moderate and courteous language , and proposing an interview at a designated house on Boston Neck , within the British sentries ...
... received their sanction . Since his arrival in camp he had received a reply from Burgoyne , couched in moderate and courteous language , and proposing an interview at a designated house on Boston Neck , within the British sentries ...
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5th Series advance affairs alarm Allen American Archives arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston brigade British camp Canada cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Clinton Colonel Colonel Reed command commander-in-chief committee Connecticut crossed defense Delaware detachment embarked encamped enemy enemy's eral Ferry fire force Fort Constitution Fort Montgomery Fort Washington garrison Gates George Clinton Governor Green Mountain Boys Greene guard guns head-quarters Heath Hessians Highlands Hill honor Hudson hundred ington James Clinton Jerseys John's King's Bridge land Lee's letter lieutenant Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery Montreal morning night o'clock officers orders pass Peekskill Philadelphia Point present President of Congress prisoners province Putnam quarters Quebec Rahl received regiment reinforced retreat river Schuyler sent Seth Warner ships soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town Trenton troops Wash Washington writes York