Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam & Company, 1857 |
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... present readers of light literature - those ' omnivorous swallowers , ' who bolt every thing warm and reeking from the press - have enjoyed the privilege of reading a new work from the pen of Washington Irving . For , to tell the truth ...
... present readers of light literature - those ' omnivorous swallowers , ' who bolt every thing warm and reeking from the press - have enjoyed the privilege of reading a new work from the pen of Washington Irving . For , to tell the truth ...
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... present winter , while hutted among the heights of Morristown . The winter set in early , and was uncom- monly rigorous . The transportation of supplies was obstructed ; the magazines were exhausted , and the commissaries had neither ...
... present winter , while hutted among the heights of Morristown . The winter set in early , and was uncom- monly rigorous . The transportation of supplies was obstructed ; the magazines were exhausted , and the commissaries had neither ...
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... present emergency Washington was reluc- tantly compelled , by the distresses of the army , to call upon the counties of the State for supplies of grain and cattle , proportioned to their respective abilities . These supplies were to be ...
... present emergency Washington was reluc- tantly compelled , by the distresses of the army , to call upon the counties of the State for supplies of grain and cattle , proportioned to their respective abilities . These supplies were to be ...
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... and by the enemy a " frantic priest " and a " rebel fire - brand . " On the present occasion , his church was set on fire by a virulent tory of the neighborhood , who , as he saw it wrapped in flames , " regretted that the black -
... and by the enemy a " frantic priest " and a " rebel fire - brand . " On the present occasion , his church was set on fire by a virulent tory of the neighborhood , who , as he saw it wrapped in flames , " regretted that the black -
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... present ele- vated position . Nay , he availed himself of that posi- tion to aid his speculations , and sometimes made tem- porary use of the public moneys passing through his hands . In his impatience to be rich , he at one time ...
... present ele- vated position . Nay , he availed himself of that posi- tion to aid his speculations , and sometimes made tem- porary use of the public moneys passing through his hands . In his impatience to be rich , he at one time ...
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Admiral advance affairs aide-de-camp American André arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage battle bridge British Camden camp campaign captured cavalry Charleston Chesapeake Colonel command commander-in-chief conduct Congress crossed despatched detachment Dobbs Ferry dragoons effect Elizabethtown encamped enemy enemy's favor fire fleet forage force formed French garrison Gates gave give Greene guard Hamilton head-quarters honor horses Hudson hundred infantry ington Island James River Jersey Lafayette land letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon lordship marquis Marquis de Lafayette ment miles military militia Morristown Mount Vernon night North Carolina officers passed patriotism Pennsylvania Philadelphia present President prisoners received regiment reinforcements reply retired retreat road Rochambeau sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton soldiers South Staten Island Sumter Tarleton thousand tion took troops Virginia waggons Wash Washington Wayne West Point wounded writes York York Island Yorktown