History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution: Interspersed with Biographical, Political and Moral Observations, Volumen2Manning and Loring, For E. Larkin, No. 47, Cornhill, 1805 - 1340 páginas The letters concern the production and sale of the book; the account leaf records the sales of Warren's History. |
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... hands , operated to his difadvantage , or whether from other political motives , is yet uncertain ; however , he was fuperfeded in his military capacity , and the command given to general Burgoyne , who had re - embarked from England ...
... hands , operated to his difadvantage , or whether from other political motives , is yet uncertain ; however , he was fuperfeded in his military capacity , and the command given to general Burgoyne , who had re - embarked from England ...
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... hands of the victors , and fled with the ut- most speed towards fort Edward , on the Hud- fon . General St. Clair , and the miferable re- mains of his army who escaped death , either by fatigue or the sword , after a march of feven days ...
... hands of the victors , and fled with the ut- most speed towards fort Edward , on the Hud- fon . General St. Clair , and the miferable re- mains of his army who escaped death , either by fatigue or the sword , after a march of feven days ...
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... hand , it was no fmall triumph to general Burgoyne and his army , thus to have chafed the Americans from the province of Canada , to find themselves in poffeflion of all the lakes , and to fee the British ftandard erected on the Hudson ...
... hand , it was no fmall triumph to general Burgoyne and his army , thus to have chafed the Americans from the province of Canada , to find themselves in poffeflion of all the lakes , and to fee the British ftandard erected on the Hudson ...
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... hands in the blood of Americans . The next movement of importance made by general Burgoyne , was an attempt to get pof- feffion of the little obfcure town of Bennington , lying in the Hampshire Grants among the Green Mountains , and ...
... hands in the blood of Americans . The next movement of importance made by general Burgoyne , was an attempt to get pof- feffion of the little obfcure town of Bennington , lying in the Hampshire Grants among the Green Mountains , and ...
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... hands fhe fhould fall into , ap- " peared an effort above human nature . " He adds , " he had not a cup of wine to offer her : " all with which the hapless lady could be fur- nished , was a little rum and dirty water , an open boat ...
... hands fhe fhould fall into , ap- " peared an effort above human nature . " He adds , " he had not a cup of wine to offer her : " all with which the hapless lady could be fur- nished , was a little rum and dirty water , an open boat ...
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History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American ..., Volumen2 Mercy Otis Warren Vista de fragmentos - 1970 |
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