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... dangers which induced other Vir- ginians to decline the commission of envoy on this occasion , led Mr. Washington with ardor to seek the appointment . pro- OCT . 31 , 1753. ] The very day on which he received his commission he commenced ...
... dangers which induced other Vir- ginians to decline the commission of envoy on this occasion , led Mr. Washington with ardor to seek the appointment . pro- OCT . 31 , 1753. ] The very day on which he received his commission he commenced ...
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... danger of this mission , are not easily conceived by persons in the bosom of civi- lized life . " From the 1st to the 15th of Decem- ber , " says Major Washington , " there was but one day in which it did not rain or snow incessant- ly ...
... danger of this mission , are not easily conceived by persons in the bosom of civi- lized life . " From the 1st to the 15th of Decem- ber , " says Major Washington , " there was but one day in which it did not rain or snow incessant- ly ...
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... danger to which the character of his enemy exposed him , and advised to employ the ranging companies of Virginia to scour the woods , and prevent ambus- cades ; but not looking for an enemy capable of serious opposition , he , without ...
... danger to which the character of his enemy exposed him , and advised to employ the ranging companies of Virginia to scour the woods , and prevent ambus- cades ; but not looking for an enemy capable of serious opposition , he , without ...
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Aaron Bancroft. danger . Nothing but the superintending care of Providence could have saved him from the fate of all ... dangerous conflicts of this hour , Colonel Washington exhibited that self - possession and determined courage , which ...
Aaron Bancroft. danger . Nothing but the superintending care of Providence could have saved him from the fate of all ... dangerous conflicts of this hour , Colonel Washington exhibited that self - possession and determined courage , which ...
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... danger in their for- tresses , and were unable to protect the open coun- , try . The inhabitants on the extreme frontier , in- stead of uniting their force for mutual safety , fell back , and communicated their fears to more inte- rior ...
... danger in their for- tresses , and were unable to protect the open coun- , try . The inhabitants on the extreme frontier , in- stead of uniting their force for mutual safety , fell back , and communicated their fears to more inte- rior ...
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