The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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... fort at their own expense , and maintain a sufficient garrison in it for defense against the Indians . Mr. Thomas Lee , president of the council of Virginia , took the lead in the concerns of the company at the outset , and by many has ...
... fort at their own expense , and maintain a sufficient garrison in it for defense against the Indians . Mr. Thomas Lee , president of the council of Virginia , took the lead in the concerns of the company at the outset , and by many has ...
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... fort for their mutual defense . A council of the nation was now held , in which Gist invited them , in the name of the governor of Virginia , to visit that province , where a large present of goods awaited them ,, sent by their father ...
... fort for their mutual defense . A council of the nation was now held , in which Gist invited them , in the name of the governor of Virginia , to visit that province , where a large present of goods awaited them ,, sent by their father ...
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... Fort Sandusky , bringing word to the French that their flag had been struck in the council - house at Piqua , and their friendship rejected and their hostility defied by the Miamis . They also informed them of the gathering of the ...
... Fort Sandusky , bringing word to the French that their flag had been struck in the council - house at Piqua , and their friendship rejected and their hostility defied by the Miamis . They also informed them of the gathering of the ...
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... fort at Chartier's creek , on the east side of the Ohio , a little below the site of the present city of Pittsburg . He commenced a settlement , also , in a valley just beyond Laurel Hill , not far from the Youghiogeny , and prevailed ...
... fort at Chartier's creek , on the east side of the Ohio , a little below the site of the present city of Pittsburg . He commenced a settlement , also , in a valley just beyond Laurel Hill , not far from the Youghiogeny , and prevailed ...
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... fort , as it has the absolute command of both rivers . The rivers are each a quarter of a mile or more across , and run here very nearly at right angles ; Allegheny bearing north- east , and Monongahela southeast . The former of these ...
... fort , as it has the absolute command of both rivers . The rivers are each a quarter of a mile or more across , and run here very nearly at right angles ; Allegheny bearing north- east , and Monongahela southeast . The former of these ...
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affairs aide-de-camp American appointed arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage batteries Boston Braddock bridge brigade British brought Burgoyne camp campaign Captain capture Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Cornwallis council creek crossed Delaware detached dispatched encamped enemy expedition Fairfax fire fleet force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Fort Edward French frontier garrison gave George George Croghan Governor Dinwiddie Greene guard half-king Hessians Hill horse House of Burgesses Hudson hundred Indians infantry ington island Jerseys Lafayette land letter Logstown Lord Lord Cornwallis Lord Loudoun meantime miles military militia morning Mount Vernon night o'clock officers Ohio orders party passed Peekskill Pennsylvania Philadelphia Point president province Putnam quarters rear received reconnoiter redoubt regiment reinforcements reply retired retreat returned river road Schuyler sent ships Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon spirit thousand tion took town troops Virginia Washington wounded writes York