Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1857 |
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... Lord Stirling the proper place for a guard post . Fort Constitution was about six miles higher up the river , on a rocky island of the same name , at a narrow strait where the Hudson , shouldered by precipices , makes a sudden bend ...
... Lord Stirling the proper place for a guard post . Fort Constitution was about six miles higher up the river , on a rocky island of the same name , at a narrow strait where the Hudson , shouldered by precipices , makes a sudden bend ...
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Washington Irving. LORD HOWE'S LETTER . 817 him half way between Governor's and Staten Islands . The lieutenant informed him that he was the bearer of a letter from Lord Howe to Mr. Washington . Colonel Reed replied , that he knew no ...
Washington Irving. LORD HOWE'S LETTER . 817 him half way between Governor's and Staten Islands . The lieutenant informed him that he was the bearer of a letter from Lord Howe to Mr. Washington . Colonel Reed replied , that he knew no ...
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... lord- ship when he sought the proposed conference . It was to take place on the 11th , at a house on Staten Island , opposite to Amboy ; at which latter place the veteran Mercer was stationed with his flying camp . At Amboy , the ...
... lord- ship when he sought the proposed conference . It was to take place on the 11th , at a house on Staten Island , opposite to Amboy ; at which latter place the veteran Mercer was stationed with his flying camp . At Amboy , the ...
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