Life of Washington: A Biography, Personal, Military, and Political, Volume 1Virtue, 1860 - Presidents |
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Page 35
... discovered and acknowledged the superiority of his abilities and his elevation and force of character . They yielded him the deference he had won from the younger boys on the Rappahannock . Their confidence in his judgment and.
... discovered and acknowledged the superiority of his abilities and his elevation and force of character . They yielded him the deference he had won from the younger boys on the Rappahannock . Their confidence in his judgment and.
Page 73
... force . We kindled a fire long ago at Montreal , where we desired you to stay , and not to come and intrude upon our country . I now advise you to return thither , for this land is ours . If you had come in a peaceable manner , like our ...
... force . We kindled a fire long ago at Montreal , where we desired you to stay , and not to come and intrude upon our country . I now advise you to return thither , for this land is ours . If you had come in a peaceable manner , like our ...
Page 78
... force at New Orleans , and of the forts along the Mississippi and at the mouth of the Wabash , by which they maintained a communication with the lakes . The deserters were on their way , under the direction of a Pennsylvania trader , to ...
... force at New Orleans , and of the forts along the Mississippi and at the mouth of the Wabash , by which they maintained a communication with the lakes . The deserters were on their way , under the direction of a Pennsylvania trader , to ...
Page 82
... Force , with three soldiers . Four days more of bleak and cold December weather , varied with heavy rains and snows , were spent in traveling " through many mires and swamps , " which they " were obliged to pass to avoid crossing the ...
... Force , with three soldiers . Four days more of bleak and cold December weather , varied with heavy rains and snows , were spent in traveling " through many mires and swamps , " which they " were obliged to pass to avoid crossing the ...
Page 85
... force had crossed the lakes , and requested their speedy departure . In its conclusion he wrote , " I persuade myself you will receive and enter- tain Major Washington with the candor and politeness natural to your nation , and it will ...
... force had crossed the lakes , and requested their speedy departure . In its conclusion he wrote , " I persuade myself you will receive and enter- tain Major Washington with the candor and politeness natural to your nation , and it will ...
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