The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 11
... gave up all thoughts of foreign service , and settled himself on his estate on the banks of the Potomac , to which he gave the name of Mount Vernon , in honor of the admiral . Augustine took up his abode at the homestead on Bridges ...
... gave up all thoughts of foreign service , and settled himself on his estate on the banks of the Potomac , to which he gave the name of Mount Vernon , in honor of the admiral . Augustine took up his abode at the homestead on Bridges ...
Stran 15
... gave a gravity and decision to his conduct ; his frankness and modesty inspired cordial regard , aud the melancholy , of which he speaks , may have pro- duced a softness in his manner calculated to win favor in ladies ' eyes . According ...
... gave a gravity and decision to his conduct ; his frankness and modesty inspired cordial regard , aud the melancholy , of which he speaks , may have pro- duced a softness in his manner calculated to win favor in ladies ' eyes . According ...
Stran 18
... gave great satisfaction to Lord Fairfax , who shortly afterward moved across the Blue Ridge , and took up his residence at the place heretofore noted as his " quarters . " Here he laid out a manor , containing ten thousand acres of ...
... gave great satisfaction to Lord Fairfax , who shortly afterward moved across the Blue Ridge , and took up his residence at the place heretofore noted as his " quarters . " Here he laid out a manor , containing ten thousand acres of ...
Stran 19
... gave up all right and title to the land west of the Alleghany mountains , even to the Mississippi , which land , according to their traditions , had been conquered by their forefathers . It is undoubtedly true that such a treaty was ...
... gave up all right and title to the land west of the Alleghany mountains , even to the Mississippi , which land , according to their traditions , had been conquered by their forefathers . It is undoubtedly true that such a treaty was ...
Stran 24
... gave him some idea of evolutions in the field . Another of Lawrence's campaigning comrades was Jacob Van Braam , who had been in the British army , but was now out of service , and , professing to be a complete master of fence ...
... gave him some idea of evolutions in the field . Another of Lawrence's campaigning comrades was Jacob Van Braam , who had been in the British army , but was now out of service , and , professing to be a complete master of fence ...
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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