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... taken to defeat them . - Declaration of Indepen- dence . Arrival of Lord Howe , with Proposals for a Reconcilia- tion with the Colonies . · Mode of addressing Letters to Washing- ton attempted by the British Admiral and General ...
... taken to defeat them . - Declaration of Indepen- dence . Arrival of Lord Howe , with Proposals for a Reconcilia- tion with the Colonies . · Mode of addressing Letters to Washing- ton attempted by the British Admiral and General ...
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... - Stony Point stormed and taken . Successful Enterprise against Paulus Hook . Washington's Interviews with the French Minister . - Plans proposed for co- --- - operating with Count d'Estaing . - The Army goes into xviii CONTENTS .
... - Stony Point stormed and taken . Successful Enterprise against Paulus Hook . Washington's Interviews with the French Minister . - Plans proposed for co- --- - operating with Count d'Estaing . - The Army goes into xviii CONTENTS .
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... taken with his acquiescence , if not at his request , and he prepared with a buoyant spirit for his departure ; but , as the time approached , the solicitude of his mother inter- posed with an authority , to which nature gave a claim ...
... taken with his acquiescence , if not at his request , and he prepared with a buoyant spirit for his departure ; but , as the time approached , the solicitude of his mother inter- posed with an authority , to which nature gave a claim ...
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... for several months , were taken up with these affairs , complicated in their nature , and requiring delicacy and caution in their management . His private employments , however , did not draw him 18 [ 1752 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... for several months , were taken up with these affairs , complicated in their nature , and requiring delicacy and caution in their management . His private employments , however , did not draw him 18 [ 1752 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... the governor's zeal for the public good rose above his personal feelings , and he applied himself ardently to the work he had under- taken . CHAPTER III . - - Military Preparations . - Washington ÆT . 22. ] 39 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... the governor's zeal for the public good rose above his personal feelings , and he applied himself ardently to the work he had under- taken . CHAPTER III . - - Military Preparations . - Washington ÆT . 22. ] 39 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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