The Home of Washington and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and PictorialW. A. Townsend, 1866 - 376 Seiten |
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... tinker , for a common sailor before the mast has by no means the common liberty of the subject ; for they will press him from a ship where he has fifty shillings a month and make him take twenty - three , and AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS .. 31.
... tinker , for a common sailor before the mast has by no means the common liberty of the subject ; for they will press him from a ship where he has fifty shillings a month and make him take twenty - three , and AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS .. 31.
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... LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH ! " With these words of Henry ringing in his ears , Washington returned to Mount Vernon , and prepared for a journey to Philadelphia , there to take his seat as a member of the Second Continental Congress . Just ...
... LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH ! " With these words of Henry ringing in his ears , Washington returned to Mount Vernon , and prepared for a journey to Philadelphia , there to take his seat as a member of the Second Continental Congress . Just ...
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... liberty . " The appointment was officially announced to him on the following day , and modestly accepted ; and on the 18th he wrote a touching letter to his wife on the subject , tell- ing her he must depart immediately for the camp ...
... liberty . " The appointment was officially announced to him on the following day , and modestly accepted ; and on the 18th he wrote a touching letter to his wife on the subject , tell- ing her he must depart immediately for the camp ...
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... liberty , I give to my friend , and the friend of mankind , General Washington . If it were a sceptre , he has merited it , and would become it . It was a present to me from that excellent woman , Madame de For- bach , the dowager ...
... liberty , I give to my friend , and the friend of mankind , General Washington . If it were a sceptre , he has merited it , and would become it . It was a present to me from that excellent woman , Madame de For- bach , the dowager ...
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... Liberty hoard , Than FRANKLIN'S staff , guarded By WASHINGTON's sword . " In the same glass case are other interesting relics of Wash- ington , the most conspicuous of which is his camp - chest , an old - fashioned hair trunk , twenty ...
... Liberty hoard , Than FRANKLIN'S staff , guarded By WASHINGTON's sword . " In the same glass case are other interesting relics of Wash- ington , the most conspicuous of which is his camp - chest , an old - fashioned hair trunk , twenty ...
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