The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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... hundred pounds , 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 ...
... hundred pounds , 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 ...
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... hundred families upon them within seven years ; to build a 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 ...
... hundred families upon them within seven years ; to build a 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 ...
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... hundred miles , crossed the Great Moneami , or Miami , river on a raft , swimming their horses ; and on February 17 , 1750 , arrived at the Indian town of Piqua , which was the principal town of the Twightwees , or Miamis , the most ...
... hundred miles , crossed the Great Moneami , or Miami , river on a raft , swimming their horses ; and on February 17 , 1750 , arrived at the Indian town of Piqua , which was the principal town of the Twightwees , or Miamis , the most ...
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... hundred and fifty pounds a year , whose duty was to attend to the organization and equipment of the militia . Such an appointment was sought by Lawrence Washington for his brother George , and readily obtained , though he was yet but ...
... hundred and fifty pounds a year , whose duty was to attend to the organization and equipment of the militia . Such an appointment was sought by Lawrence Washington for his brother George , and readily obtained , though he was yet but ...
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... hundred acres can want is to me most wonderful . ” The residence at Barbadoes failed to have the anticipated effect on the health of Lawrence , and he determined to seek the sweet climate of Bermuda in the spring . He felt the absence ...
... hundred acres can want is to me most wonderful . ” The residence at Barbadoes failed to have the anticipated effect on the health of Lawrence , and he determined to seek the sweet climate of Bermuda in the spring . He felt the absence ...
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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