The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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... height , with dormer windows , two wooden belfries , chimneys studded with swallow and martin coops , and a roof sloping down , in the old Virginia fashion , into low projecting eaves that formed a veranda the whole length of the house ...
... height , with dormer windows , two wooden belfries , chimneys studded with swallow and martin coops , and a roof sloping down , in the old Virginia fashion , into low projecting eaves that formed a veranda the whole length of the house ...
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... height of these demonstrations of friendship , two Ottawas entered the council- house , announcing themselves as envoys from the French governor of Canada to seek a renewal of ancient alliance . They received them with all due ...
... height of these demonstrations of friendship , two Ottawas entered the council- house , announcing themselves as envoys from the French governor of Canada to seek a renewal of ancient alliance . They received them with all due ...
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... grassy plain , perfectly level , surrounded by wooded hills of a mod- erate height , and at that place about two hundred and fifty yards wide . Washington asked no assistance from the South Carolina troops , but 44 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... grassy plain , perfectly level , surrounded by wooded hills of a mod- erate height , and at that place about two hundred and fifty yards wide . Washington asked no assistance from the South Carolina troops , but 44 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... height of the confusion , Washington rode into the town . He had been over- taken by Colonel Stephens ' express . His presence inspired some degree of confidence , and he succeeded in stopping most of the fugitives . He. THE PEOPLE OF ...
... height of the confusion , Washington rode into the town . He had been over- taken by Colonel Stephens ' express . His presence inspired some degree of confidence , and he succeeded in stopping most of the fugitives . He. THE PEOPLE OF ...
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... height crowned with wood and commanding a magnificent view up and down the Potomac . The grounds immediately about it were laid out somewhat in the English taste . The estate was apportioned into separate farms , devoted to different ...
... height crowned with wood and commanding a magnificent view up and down the Potomac . The grounds immediately about it were laid out somewhat in the English taste . The estate was apportioned into separate farms , devoted to different ...
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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