The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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... river . He had recently brought home his bride and her sister to his father's house . The merits of Washington were known and appreciated by the Fairfax family . Though not quite sixteen years of age , he no longer seemed a boy , nor ...
... river . He had recently brought home his bride and her sister to his father's house . The merits of Washington were known and appreciated by the Fairfax family . Though not quite sixteen years of age , he no longer seemed a boy , nor ...
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... river , which , on account of its surpassing beauty , was named by the Indians the Shenandoah — that is to say , " the daughter of the stars . " The first station of the travelers was at a kind of lodge in the wilderness , where the ...
... river , which , on account of its surpassing beauty , was named by the Indians the Shenandoah — that is to say , " the daughter of the stars . " The first station of the travelers was at a kind of lodge in the wilderness , where the ...
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... river and its tributary streams . An immense territory , possessing a salubrious climate , fertile soil , fine hunting and fishing grounds , and facilities by lakes and rivers for a vast internal commerce . The French claimed all this ...
... river and its tributary streams . An immense territory , possessing a salubrious climate , fertile soil , fine hunting and fishing grounds , and facilities by lakes and rivers for a vast internal commerce . The French claimed all this ...
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... rivers ; though part of the land might be taken up north of the Ohio , should it be deemed expedient . The company was ... river , and , descending along its valley , arrived at Logstown , an important Indian village a little below the ...
... rivers ; though part of the land might be taken up north of the Ohio , should it be deemed expedient . The company was ... river , and , descending along its valley , arrived at Logstown , an important Indian village a little below the ...
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... river ; all promised to be at the gathering : at Logstown . From the Shawnee village , near the mouth of the Scioto , the two emis- saries shaped their course north two hundred miles , crossed the Great Moneami , or Miami , river on a ...
... river ; all promised to be at the gathering : at Logstown . From the Shawnee village , near the mouth of the Scioto , the two emis- saries shaped their course north two hundred miles , crossed the Great Moneami , or Miami , river on a ...
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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