The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Tập 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... object , and its character . Instead of con- quest , the views of the United States were now limited to the defence of their own territory ; and so great was the force directed against them , as to render their ability to repel inva ...
... object , and its character . Instead of con- quest , the views of the United States were now limited to the defence of their own territory ; and so great was the force directed against them , as to render their ability to repel inva ...
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... object of these representations however was , not to engage them in the war , but to keep them out of it . A treaty was , in conformity with the wishes of congress , negotiated with the Six Nations , in which they stipulated to observe ...
... object of these representations however was , not to engage them in the war , but to keep them out of it . A treaty was , in conformity with the wishes of congress , negotiated with the Six Nations , in which they stipulated to observe ...
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... objects for retaliation , were kept in rigorous confinement , until general Lee was declared to be a prisoner of war . The resolutions of congress , too , respecting the prisoners taken at the Cedars , produced no small degree of ...
... objects for retaliation , were kept in rigorous confinement , until general Lee was declared to be a prisoner of war . The resolutions of congress , too , respecting the prisoners taken at the Cedars , produced no small degree of ...
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... object ; but other military stores of considerable value were taken ; and on its return , the fleet made several prizes . On the east end of Long island , commodore Hopkins fell in with the Glasgow , captain Howe , carrying twenty ...
... object ; but other military stores of considerable value were taken ; and on its return , the fleet made several prizes . On the east end of Long island , commodore Hopkins fell in with the Glasgow , captain Howe , carrying twenty ...
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... object ; yet common opinion supplied the want of these substantial requisites , and he would have been thought a traitor to his coun- try , who had manifested a suspicion that the public faith would not be religiously observed . On this ...
... object ; yet common opinion supplied the want of these substantial requisites , and he would have been thought a traitor to his coun- try , who had manifested a suspicion that the public faith would not be religiously observed . On this ...
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