Lives of the Heroes of the American Revolution ... Also Embracing the Declaration of Independence and Signers' Names; the Constitution of the United States and Amendments; Together with the Inaugural, First Annual and Farewell Addresses of Washington ...Phillips & Sampson, 1847 - 370 páginas |
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... president , instituted to commemorate the occurrences of the late war . An outcry was raised that the honours conferred by this society being hereditary , a . titled order would be created in the State . Washington therefore prevailed ...
... president , instituted to commemorate the occurrences of the late war . An outcry was raised that the honours conferred by this society being hereditary , a . titled order would be created in the State . Washington therefore prevailed ...
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... president , continued sitting until September , when the federal constitution was finally decided on , and was submitted to the States for their approval . Having acquitted himself of this duty , Wash- ington retired to private life ...
... president , continued sitting until September , when the federal constitution was finally decided on , and was submitted to the States for their approval . Having acquitted himself of this duty , Wash- ington retired to private life ...
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... President of the Union being a new political personage , it became requisite to establish certain observances of etiquette towards him . Washington's arrangements in this respect were sufficiently simple , yet they excited jealousy , as ...
... President of the Union being a new political personage , it became requisite to establish certain observances of etiquette towards him . Washington's arrangements in this respect were sufficiently simple , yet they excited jealousy , as ...
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... President ; and in March , 1793 , again took the oaths of office . The French Revolu- tion was hailed with joy by the Americans , among whom an almost universal wish pre- vailed to assist in establishing , as they thought , true freedom ...
... President ; and in March , 1793 , again took the oaths of office . The French Revolu- tion was hailed with joy by the Americans , among whom an almost universal wish pre- vailed to assist in establishing , as they thought , true freedom ...
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... President , and calculated to produce serious disturbance in the States , he took the requisite steps for having him recalled . The determination of the President to pre- serve peace was not the only ground of pop- ular discontent . The ...
... President , and calculated to produce serious disturbance in the States , he took the requisite steps for having him recalled . The determination of the President to pre- serve peace was not the only ground of pop- ular discontent . The ...
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Lives of the Heroes of the American Revolution ... Also Embracing the ... John Frost Vista completa - 1847 |
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action affairs afterward American army appointed arms arrived attack battle battle of Monmouth Boston brave brigadier-general British British army Burgoyne Captain character Charleston citizens colonies command commander-in-chief commenced conduct Congress constitution Conway Council danger death declared defeat detachment duty enemy engaged execution favour field fire force fortune Gadsden Gates Greene honour Hugh Mercer hundred immediately ington Island John Laurens Lafayette legislature liberty Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon MAJOR-GENERAL marquis ment Mercer military militia Morgan Nathaniel Greene nation North Carolina occasion officers party passed patriotism peace person present President prisoners proceeded rank rear received regiment respect retired retreat Robert Fulton SAN DIEGO SECT Senate sent soldiers soon South South Carolina southern army spirit Stark Staten Island surrender THOMAS MIFFLIN tion took troops union United victory Virginia Washington wounded York