The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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... o'clock the half - king arrived . Washington had a private conversation with him in his tent , through Davidson , the interpreter . He found him intelligent , patriotic , and proudly tenacious of his territorial rights . He stated ...
... o'clock the half - king arrived . Washington had a private conversation with him in his tent , through Davidson , the interpreter . He found him intelligent , patriotic , and proudly tenacious of his territorial rights . He stated ...
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... o'clock , the chiefs assembled at the council - house , where Washington , according to his instructions , informed them that he was sent by their brother , the governor of Virginia , to deliver to the French commandant a letter of ...
... o'clock , the chiefs assembled at the council - house , where Washington , according to his instructions , informed them that he was sent by their brother , the governor of Virginia , to deliver to the French commandant a letter of ...
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... o'clock on December 7th that Washington was able to extricate the sachems out of the clutches of Joncaire and his emissaries and commence his journey . After four days of weary travel through snow and rain , and mire and swamp , the ...
... o'clock on December 7th that Washington was able to extricate the sachems out of the clutches of Joncaire and his emissaries and commence his journey . After four days of weary travel through snow and rain , and mire and swamp , the ...
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... o'clock in the morning they were again on foot , and pressed forward until they struck the southeast fork of Beaver creek , at a place bearing the sinister name of Murdering Town ; probably the scene of some Indian massacre . At ...
... o'clock in the morning they were again on foot , and pressed forward until they struck the southeast fork of Beaver creek , at a place bearing the sinister name of Murdering Town ; probably the scene of some Indian massacre . At ...
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... o'clock in the night . The sentries fired upon what they took to be prowling foes . The troops sprang to arms , and remained on the alert until daybreak . Not an enemy was to be seen . The roll was called . Six men were missing , who ...
... o'clock in the night . The sentries fired upon what they took to be prowling foes . The troops sprang to arms , and remained on the alert until daybreak . Not an enemy was to be seen . The roll was called . Six men were missing , who ...
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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