Life of George WashingtonG.P. Putnam, 1861 |
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... persons at present residing there was Thomas , Lord Fairfax , cousin of William Fairfax , and of whose immense landed property the latter was the agent . As this nobleman was one of Washington's earli- est friends , and in some degree ...
... persons at present residing there was Thomas , Lord Fairfax , cousin of William Fairfax , and of whose immense landed property the latter was the agent . As this nobleman was one of Washington's earli- est friends , and in some degree ...
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... persons coming to estates of two , three , and four hundred acres can want , is to me most wonderful . " How much does this wonder speak for his own scrupulous principle of always living within compass . The residence at Barbadoes ...
... persons coming to estates of two , three , and four hundred acres can want , is to me most wonderful . " How much does this wonder speak for his own scrupulous principle of always living within compass . The residence at Barbadoes ...
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... person . 66 Fathers , " said he , " you are the disturbers of this land by building towns , and taking the country from us by fraud and force . We kindled a fire a long time ago at Montreal , where we desired you to stay and not to come ...
... person . 66 Fathers , " said he , " you are the disturbers of this land by building towns , and taking the country from us by fraud and force . We kindled a fire a long time ago at Montreal , where we desired you to stay and not to come ...
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... person more fitted to fulfil a mission which required physical strength and moral energy ; a courage to cope with savages , and a sagacity to negotiate with white men . Washington was pointed out as possessed of those requisites . It is ...
... person more fitted to fulfil a mission which required physical strength and moral energy ; a courage to cope with savages , and a sagacity to negotiate with white men . Washington was pointed out as possessed of those requisites . It is ...
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... persons without house or home , some without shoes or stock- ings , some shirtless , and many without coat or waistcoat . He was young in the recruiting service , or he would have known that such is generally the stuff of which armies ...
... persons without house or home , some without shoes or stock- ings , some shirtless , and many without coat or waistcoat . He was young in the recruiting service , or he would have known that such is generally the stuff of which armies ...
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