Life of George Washington, Količina 2Bohn, 1856 |
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Stran 15
... present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed . With this gentleman he had formed an intimacy in the course of his visits to Philadelphia , to attend the sessions of the Continental Congress . Mr. Reed was an accomplished man , had ...
... present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed . With this gentleman he had formed an intimacy in the course of his visits to Philadelphia , to attend the sessions of the Continental Congress . Mr. Reed was an accomplished man , had ...
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... present exigency , placed as he was , in a new and untried situation , and having to act with persons hith- erto unknown to him . In military matters , it is true he had a shrewd coun- sellor in General Lee ; but Lee was a wayward char ...
... present exigency , placed as he was , in a new and untried situation , and having to act with persons hith- erto unknown to him . In military matters , it is true he had a shrewd coun- sellor in General Lee ; but Lee was a wayward char ...
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... present , was to force the enemy to come out of Boston and try a deci- sive action . His lines had for some time cut off all communication of the town with the country , and he had caused the live stock within a considerable distance of ...
... present , was to force the enemy to come out of Boston and try a deci- sive action . His lines had for some time cut off all communication of the town with the country , and he had caused the live stock within a considerable distance of ...
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... present in the hostile camps . Gen- eral Lee , it will be recollected , had once served under General Burgoyne , in Portugal , and had won his brightest laurels when detached by that commander to surprise the Spanish camp , near the ...
... present in the hostile camps . Gen- eral Lee , it will be recollected , had once served under General Burgoyne , in Portugal , and had won his brightest laurels when detached by that commander to surprise the Spanish camp , near the ...
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... may have been the ministerial views which have precipitated the present crisis , Lexington , Concord and Charlestown , can best declare . May that God , to 1775. ] WASHINGTON TO GAGE . 33 whom you , 32 [ 1775 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... may have been the ministerial views which have precipitated the present crisis , Lexington , Concord and Charlestown , can best declare . May that God , to 1775. ] WASHINGTON TO GAGE . 33 whom you , 32 [ 1775 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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