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. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ...J. Crissy, 1832 |
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... secretary of war , the financier , and the secretary of foreign af- fairs , assisted at these deliberations ; and the business was concluded with unusual celerity . A revenue was scarcely less necessary than an army ; and it was ob ...
... secretary of war , the financier , and the secretary of foreign af- fairs , assisted at these deliberations ; and the business was concluded with unusual celerity . A revenue was scarcely less necessary than an army ; and it was ob ...
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... secretary of war , his conviction of the alacrity with which they would retire into private life , could they be placed in a situation as eligible as they had left to enter into the service , he added— “ Yet I cannot help fearing the ...
... secretary of war , his conviction of the alacrity with which they would retire into private life , could they be placed in a situation as eligible as they had left to enter into the service , he added— “ Yet I cannot help fearing the ...
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... secretary of war , his conviction of the alacrity with which they would retire into private life , could they be placed in a situation as eligible as they had left to enter into the service , he added— " Yet I cannot help fearing the ...
... secretary of war , his conviction of the alacrity with which they would retire into private life , could they be placed in a situation as eligible as they had left to enter into the service , he added— " Yet I cannot help fearing the ...
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... secretary , and conducted to a chair . After a short pause , the president * informed him that " The United States in congress assembled were pre- pared to receive his communications . " With native dignity improved by the solemnity of ...
... secretary , and conducted to a chair . After a short pause , the president * informed him that " The United States in congress assembled were pre- pared to receive his communications . " With native dignity improved by the solemnity of ...
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... secretary and of a friend . This multiplicity of private avocations could not entirely withdraw the mind of Washington from objects tending to promote and secure the public happiness . His resolution never again to appear in the busy ...
... secretary and of a friend . This multiplicity of private avocations could not entirely withdraw the mind of Washington from objects tending to promote and secure the public happiness . His resolution never again to appear in the busy ...
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