Life of George Washington, Količina 1G.P. Putnam, 1859 |
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... appeared to be good authority , and avoiding as much as possible all false coloring and exaggeration . My work is founded on the correspondence of Washington , which , in fact , affords the amplest and surest groundwork for his ...
... appeared to be good authority , and avoiding as much as possible all false coloring and exaggeration . My work is founded on the correspondence of Washington , which , in fact , affords the amplest and surest groundwork for his ...
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... appeared at hand . Ships of war frequented the colonies , and at times , as we have hinted , were anchored in the Potomac . The inclination was encouraged by Lawrence Washington and Mr. Fairfax . Lawrence retained pleasant recollections ...
... appeared at hand . Ships of war frequented the colonies , and at times , as we have hinted , were anchored in the Potomac . The inclination was encouraged by Lawrence Washington and Mr. Fairfax . Lawrence retained pleasant recollections ...
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... appearance , he had figured to advantage in London life in his younger days . He had received his education at the univer- sity of Oxford , where he acquitted himself with credit . He afterwards held a commission , and remained for some ...
... appearance , he had figured to advantage in London life in his younger days . He had received his education at the univer- sity of Oxford , where he acquitted himself with credit . He afterwards held a commission , and remained for some ...
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... appeared to Washington ignorant as Indians , and uncouth , but " merry , and full of antic tricks . " Such were the progenitors of the sturdy yeomanry now inhabit- ing those parts , many of whom still preserve their strong German ...
... appeared to Washington ignorant as Indians , and uncouth , but " merry , and full of antic tricks . " Such were the progenitors of the sturdy yeomanry now inhabit- ing those parts , many of whom still preserve their strong German ...
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... appeared at Logstown accompanied by another French- man , and forty Iroquois warriors . He found an assemblage of the western tribes , feasting and rejoicing , and firing of guns , for George Croghan and Montour the interpreter were ...
... appeared at Logstown accompanied by another French- man , and forty Iroquois warriors . He found an assemblage of the western tribes , feasting and rejoicing , and firing of guns , for George Croghan and Montour the interpreter were ...
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