The Writings of George Washington: Life of WashingtonAmerican Stationers' Company, John B. Russell, 1837 |
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... ground . Winter still lingered on the summits of the mountains ; the rivers , swollen by melting snows and recent rains , were impassable at the usual fords , except by swimming the horses ; the roads and paths through the woods were ob ...
... ground . Winter still lingered on the summits of the mountains ; the rivers , swollen by melting snows and recent rains , were impassable at the usual fords , except by swimming the horses ; the roads and paths through the woods were ob ...
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... grounds for placing the business principally in his hands . His time and thoughts , for several months , were taken up with these affairs , complicated in their nature , and requiring delicacy and caution in their management . His ...
... grounds for placing the business principally in his hands . His time and thoughts , for several months , were taken up with these affairs , complicated in their nature , and requiring delicacy and caution in their management . His ...
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... ground was tenable . But a position was assumed , as a concomi- tant or consequence , of a more dubious character ... grounds of the con- test , in which nearly all Europe was involved , ET . 21. ] 23 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... ground was tenable . But a position was assumed , as a concomi- tant or consequence , of a more dubious character ... grounds of the con- test , in which nearly all Europe was involved , ET . 21. ] 23 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... ground . The Indian made a stop , and turned about . The Major saw him point his gun towards us , and he fired . Said the Major , Are you shot ? ' ' No , ' said I ; upon which the In- dian ran forward to a big standing white oak , and ...
... ground . The Indian made a stop , and turned about . The Major saw him point his gun towards us , and he fired . Said the Major , Are you shot ? ' ' No , ' said I ; upon which the In- dian ran forward to a big standing white oak , and ...
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... ground , and nothing was done . In his letter of explanation , Governor Håmilton regretted the failure of the bills , but laid the blame at the door of the Quakers , who , he said , had scruples about arming . Although thus feebly ...
... ground , and nothing was done . In his letter of explanation , Governor Håmilton regretted the failure of the bills , but laid the blame at the door of the Quakers , who , he said , had scruples about arming . Although thus feebly ...
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