Life of Washington: A Biography, Personal, Military, and Political, Volume 1Virtue, 1860 - Presidents |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 51
... APPOINTED A SURVEYOR . 51 was famous for its wild turkeys , which Beverley describes as " of incredible bigness , " and partridges , pigeons , and other species of winged game abounded there . The youth was familiar with all the ...
... APPOINTED A SURVEYOR . 51 was famous for its wild turkeys , which Beverley describes as " of incredible bigness , " and partridges , pigeons , and other species of winged game abounded there . The youth was familiar with all the ...
Page 60
... within seven years , and to build a fort and provide a garrison adequate to its defence . Preparations for the execution of the conditions of this grant , ET . 19. ] APPOINTED ADJUTANT GENERAL . 61 and 60 [ 1751 . WASHINGTON : A BIOGRAPHY .
... within seven years , and to build a fort and provide a garrison adequate to its defence . Preparations for the execution of the conditions of this grant , ET . 19. ] APPOINTED ADJUTANT GENERAL . 61 and 60 [ 1751 . WASHINGTON : A BIOGRAPHY .
Page 61
... APPOINTED ADJUTANT GENERAL . 61 and for opening a trade with the Indians , arrested the attention of the French authorities ; emissaries were sent from Canada to break up the friendly relations which had been entered into between the ...
... APPOINTED ADJUTANT GENERAL . 61 and for opening a trade with the Indians , arrested the attention of the French authorities ; emissaries were sent from Canada to break up the friendly relations which had been entered into between the ...
Page 71
... APPOINTED TO VISIT THE FRENCH POSTS - VAN BRAAM HIS INTERPRETER AND GIST HIS GUIDE - OBSERVATIONS AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MONONGA- HELA AND ALLEGHANY RIVERS - DETENTION AT LOGSTOWN - INDIAN COUN- CILS ESCORT OF CHIEFS - ARRIVAL AT ...
... APPOINTED TO VISIT THE FRENCH POSTS - VAN BRAAM HIS INTERPRETER AND GIST HIS GUIDE - OBSERVATIONS AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MONONGA- HELA AND ALLEGHANY RIVERS - DETENTION AT LOGSTOWN - INDIAN COUN- CILS ESCORT OF CHIEFS - ARRIVAL AT ...
Page 72
... appointed , and it was agreed that none of the settlements which might be made by the agents of the company , on the southeastern side of the river , should be disturbed . Tanacharisson , called Half King , on account of his ...
... appointed , and it was agreed that none of the settlements which might be made by the agents of the company , on the southeastern side of the river , should be disturbed . Tanacharisson , called Half King , on account of his ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adams affairs afterward American appointed arms army Arnold arrived artillery assembly attack became Boston Braddock Britain British Bunker's hill Cambridge camp Canada Captain cause chief Colonel Washington colonies colonists command commander-in-chief commission committee Connecticut continental army continental Congress council Crown Point defence delegates Duquesne duty enemy England English expedition Fairfax force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Franklin French friends frontier Gage garrison George Governor Dinwiddie Henry honor hope house of burgesses hundred Indians inhabitants John John Adams king Lake land letter liberty Lord Lord Loudoun Massachusetts measures ment miles military militia ministry Montgomery Montreal Mount Vernon officers Ohio Parliament party patriots Pennsylvania person Philadelphia proceeded province provincial Congress Quebec received regiment resolutions resolved Richard Henry Lee river Samuel Adams Schuyler sent soldiers soon spirit thousand Ticonderoga tion town troops Virginia Williamsburg wrote York