Life of Washington: A Biography, Personal, Military, and Political, Volume 1Virtue, 1860 - Presidents |
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Page 26
... immediately placed under Admiral Vernon's command , and orders were given that the land forces despatched to Jamaica under General Wentworth should be increased by a regiment of four battalions to be raised in the colonies . Virginia ...
... immediately placed under Admiral Vernon's command , and orders were given that the land forces despatched to Jamaica under General Wentworth should be increased by a regiment of four battalions to be raised in the colonies . Virginia ...
Page 47
... immediately went and told his mother of the misfortune . Her reply was characteristic . " George , " said she , " I forgive you , because you have had the courage to tell the truth , at once ; had you skulked away , I should have ...
... immediately went and told his mother of the misfortune . Her reply was characteristic . " George , " said she , " I forgive you , because you have had the courage to tell the truth , at once ; had you skulked away , I should have ...
Page 74
... immediately commenced on the Buffalo river , as a position from which the Indians could be controlled and the Virginians held in check . In 1752 Robert Dinwiddie , a shrewd Scotchman , previously a clerk in one of the custom houses of ...
... immediately commenced on the Buffalo river , as a position from which the Indians could be controlled and the Virginians held in check . In 1752 Robert Dinwiddie , a shrewd Scotchman , previously a clerk in one of the custom houses of ...
Page 84
... immediately their speech belts , as they had promised , that the French might be aware of their intentions and therefore cease to tamper with them . They accordingly pressed for an audience the same evening , and at length were admitted ...
... immediately their speech belts , as they had promised , that the French might be aware of their intentions and therefore cease to tamper with them . They accordingly pressed for an audience the same evening , and at length were admitted ...
Page 93
... immediately interested . Massa- chusetts , indeed , saw the French establishing themselves on her own eastern frontier , and holding Crown Point on the northwest , so that she could well allege the need of all her resources.
... immediately interested . Massa- chusetts , indeed , saw the French establishing themselves on her own eastern frontier , and holding Crown Point on the northwest , so that she could well allege the need of all her resources.
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