Life of George WashingtonG.P. Putnam, 1861 |
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... thing at pawn and sale to raise funds for a crusade to the Holy Land , the bishop resolved to accompany him . More wealthy than his sovereign , he made magnificent preparations . Besides ships to convey his troops and retinue , he had a ...
... thing at pawn and sale to raise funds for a crusade to the Holy Land , the bishop resolved to accompany him . More wealthy than his sovereign , he made magnificent preparations . Besides ships to convey his troops and retinue , he had a ...
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... thing , and to do it well . He had acquired the magic of method , which of itself works wonders . In one of these manuscript memorials of his practical studies and exercises , we have come upon some documents singularly in contrast with ...
... thing , and to do it well . He had acquired the magic of method , which of itself works wonders . In one of these manuscript memorials of his practical studies and exercises , we have come upon some documents singularly in contrast with ...
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... thing is practical . The qualities of the soil , the relative value of sites and localities , are faithfully recorded . In these his early habits of observation and his exercises in surveying had already made him a proficient . His ...
... thing is practical . The qualities of the soil , the relative value of sites and localities , are faithfully recorded . In these his early habits of observation and his exercises in surveying had already made him a proficient . His ...
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... thing about it . He gave orders to his people , also , to take an exact account of the canoes in readiness , and others in the process of construction , for the conveyance of troops down the river in the ensuing spring . As the weather ...
... thing about it . He gave orders to his people , also , to take an exact account of the canoes in readiness , and others in the process of construction , for the conveyance of troops down the river in the ensuing spring . As the weather ...
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... thing which could be suggested by him or his officers . I cannot say that ever in my life I suffered so much anxiety as I did in this affair . I saw that every strata- gem which the most fruitful brain could invent was practised to win ...
... thing which could be suggested by him or his officers . I cannot say that ever in my life I suffered so much anxiety as I did in this affair . I saw that every strata- gem which the most fruitful brain could invent was practised to win ...
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advance affairs aide-de-camp alarm American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack batteries boats Boston Braddock British Burgoyne camp campaign Canada cannon Captain Clinton Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief conduct Congress Connecticut Creek Crown Point defence Delaware detachment Dinwiddie encamped enemy enemy's England expedition Fairfax fire force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Fort Edward French frontier garrison Gates George George Clinton Governor Governor Dinwiddie Green Mountain Boys guard guns head-quarters Hessians Highlands Hill honor horse House of Burgesses Hudson hundred Indians ington Island Jerseys John Lake land letter Lord Lord Loudoun ment miles military militia Montgomery Mount Vernon night officers Ohio orders party passed patriot Peekskill Philadelphia Point prisoners province Putnam quarters Quebec re-enforcements received Reed regiment reply retreat river road Schuyler sent ships soldiers soon spirit thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town troops Virginia Wash Washington wounded writes York