The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 11
... gives an interesting picture of the widow , with her little flock gathered round her , as was her daily wont , reading to them lessons of religion and morality out of some standard work . Her favorite volume was Sir Matthew Hale's ...
... gives an interesting picture of the widow , with her little flock gathered round her , as was her daily wont , reading to them lessons of religion and morality out of some standard work . Her favorite volume was Sir Matthew Hale's ...
Stran 31
... give the present of guns . They then endeavored to detain the sachems with liquor , which at any other time might have prevailed , but Washington reminded the half - king that his royal word was pledged to depart , and urged it upon him ...
... give the present of guns . They then endeavored to detain the sachems with liquor , which at any other time might have prevailed , but Washington reminded the half - king that his royal word was pledged to depart , and urged it upon him ...
Stran 33
... give out . Washington dismounted , gave up his saddle - horse to aid in transporting the baggage , and requested his companions to do the same . The cold increased . There was deep snow that froze as it fell . The horses grew less and ...
... give out . Washington dismounted , gave up his saddle - horse to aid in transporting the baggage , and requested his companions to do the same . The cold increased . There was deep snow that froze as it fell . The horses grew less and ...
Stran 34
... give us some meat in the morning . " After the departure of the Indian , they proceeded about half a mile , built a fire , set their compass and fixed their course by the light of it ; then leaving it burning , pushed forward , and ...
... give us some meat in the morning . " After the departure of the Indian , they proceeded about half a mile , built a fire , set their compass and fixed their course by the light of it ; then leaving it burning , pushed forward , and ...
Stran 41
... give up one inch of what he had gained . ” The half - king was full of fight . He sent the scalps of the Frenchmen slain in the late skirmish , accompanied by black wampum and hatchets , to all his allies , summoning them to take up ...
... give up one inch of what he had gained . ” The half - king was full of fight . He sent the scalps of the Frenchmen slain in the late skirmish , accompanied by black wampum and hatchets , to all his allies , summoning them to take up ...
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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