The Writings of George Washington: Life of WashingtonAmerican Stationers' Company, John B. Russell, 1837 - Presidents |
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... four younger children . see him separated from her at so tender an age , ex- posed to the perils of accident and the world's rough usage , without a parent's voice to counsel or a parent's hand to guide , and to enter on a theatre of ...
... four younger children . see him separated from her at so tender an age , ex- posed to the perils of accident and the world's rough usage , without a parent's voice to counsel or a parent's hand to guide , and to enter on a theatre of ...
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... four months . He had been but a short time in Barbadoes , when he was seized with the small - pox . The disease was severe , but , with the aid of good medical attendance , he was able to go abroad in three weeks . The jour- nal kept by ...
... four months . He had been but a short time in Barbadoes , when he was seized with the small - pox . The disease was severe , but , with the aid of good medical attendance , he was able to go abroad in three weeks . The jour- nal kept by ...
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... four , leaving a wife , an infant daughter , and a large circle of friends , to deplore a loss keenly felt by them all . Few men have been more beloved for their amiable qualities , or admired for those higher traits of character ...
... four , leaving a wife , an infant daughter , and a large circle of friends , to deplore a loss keenly felt by them all . Few men have been more beloved for their amiable qualities , or admired for those higher traits of character ...
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... four grand military divisions . Major Washington's appointment was then renewed , and the northern division was allotted to him . It in- cluded several counties , each of which was to be vis- ited at stated times by the adjutant , in ...
... four grand military divisions . Major Washington's appointment was then renewed , and the northern division was allotted to him . It in- cluded several counties , each of which was to be vis- ited at stated times by the adjutant , in ...
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... Four other men , two of them Indian traders , were added as attendants . The party was now increased to eight persons . With horses , tents , baggage , and provisions , suited to the expedition , they left the extreme verge of civi ...
... Four other men , two of them Indian traders , were added as attendants . The party was now increased to eight persons . With horses , tents , baggage , and provisions , suited to the expedition , they left the extreme verge of civi ...
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