The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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... ground floor , and others in the attic , and an immense chimney at each end . Not a vestige of it remains . A stone marks the site of the house , and an inscription denotes its being the birthplace of Washington . Not long after the ...
... ground floor , and others in the attic , and an immense chimney at each end . Not a vestige of it remains . A stone marks the site of the house , and an inscription denotes its being the birthplace of Washington . Not long after the ...
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... grounds , and facilities by lakes and rivers for a vast internal commerce . The French claimed all this country quite to the Alleghany mountains by right of dis- covery . In 1673 , Padre Marquette , with his companion , Joliet , of ...
... grounds , and facilities by lakes and rivers for a vast internal commerce . The French claimed all this country quite to the Alleghany mountains by right of dis- covery . In 1673 , Padre Marquette , with his companion , Joliet , of ...
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... ground . " If the French claim the rivers which run into the lakes , " said they , " those which run into the Ohio belong to us and to our brothers , the English . " And they were anxious that Gist should . settle among them and build a ...
... ground . " If the French claim the rivers which run into the lakes , " said they , " those which run into the Ohio belong to us and to our brothers , the English . " And they were anxious that Gist should . settle among them and build a ...
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... his finger in his face , and stamping on the ground , " This is our land , " he said . " What right has Ouontio here ? The English are our brothers . They shall live among us as long as one of us is LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 23 3333.
... his finger in his face , and stamping on the ground , " This is our land , " he said . " What right has Ouontio here ? The English are our brothers . They shall live among us as long as one of us is LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 23 3333.
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... ground . Scarcely had they emerged when the Indian , who was about fifteen paces ahead , sud- denly turned , leveled his gun , and fired . Washington was startled for an instant , but feeling that he was not wounded , demanded quickly ...
... ground . Scarcely had they emerged when the Indian , who was about fifteen paces ahead , sud- denly turned , leveled his gun , and fired . Washington was startled for an instant , but feeling that he was not wounded , demanded quickly ...
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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