Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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... Attempt to Surprise the Governor at Mon- ticello . Retreat of Jefferson to Carter's Mountain . -Steuben outwitted by Simcoe . - Lafayette joined by Wayne and Steuben . - Acts on the Aggressive . - Desperate Melée of Macpherson and ...
... Attempt to Surprise the Governor at Mon- ticello . Retreat of Jefferson to Carter's Mountain . -Steuben outwitted by Simcoe . - Lafayette joined by Wayne and Steuben . - Acts on the Aggressive . - Desperate Melée of Macpherson and ...
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... attempted to put a stop to this depre- ciation , by making paper money a legal tender , at its nominal value , in the discharge of debts , however contracted . This opened the door to knavery , and added a new feature to the evil . The ...
... attempted to put a stop to this depre- ciation , by making paper money a legal tender , at its nominal value , in the discharge of debts , however contracted . This opened the door to knavery , and added a new feature to the evil . The ...
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... attempted , suf- ficient to rouse and cheer the spirits of the people . With this view , having ascertained that the ice formed a bridge across the strait between the Jersey shore and Staten Island , he projected a descent upon the ...
... attempted , suf- ficient to rouse and cheer the spirits of the people . With this view , having ascertained that the ice formed a bridge across the strait between the Jersey shore and Staten Island , he projected a descent upon the ...
Stran 31
... attempting to defend the town , depended on the probability of defending the bar , and that when this ceased , the attempt ought to have been relinquished . " The same opinion was expressed by him in a letter to Baron Steuben ; " but at ...
... attempting to defend the town , depended on the probability of defending the bar , and that when this ceased , the attempt ought to have been relinquished . " The same opinion was expressed by him in a letter to Baron Steuben ; " but at ...
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... attempted by the coöperating forces . The whole effective land force of the enemy he estimated at about eight thousand regulars and four thousand refugees , with some militia , on which no great dependence could be placed . Their naval ...
... attempted by the coöperating forces . The whole effective land force of the enemy he estimated at about eight thousand regulars and four thousand refugees , with some militia , on which no great dependence could be placed . Their naval ...
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