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... effect ; but such certainly was the secret of his eagerness to obtain the command of West Point , the great object of British and Ameri- can solicitude , on the possession of which were supposed by many to hinge the fortunes of the war ...
... effect ; but such certainly was the secret of his eagerness to obtain the command of West Point , the great object of British and Ameri- can solicitude , on the possession of which were supposed by many to hinge the fortunes of the war ...
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... effect might be the dismemberment of the Union and the dislocation of the whole American scheme of warfare . We have before had occasion to mention Major André , but the part which he took in this dark transaction , and the degree of ...
... effect might be the dismemberment of the Union and the dislocation of the whole American scheme of warfare . We have before had occasion to mention Major André , but the part which he took in this dark transaction , and the degree of ...
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... effect , and was fetched from the shore to the beach . Being there , I was told that the approach of day would prevent my return , and that I must be concealed until the next night . I was in my regimentals , and had fairly risked my ...
... effect , and was fetched from the shore to the beach . Being there , I was told that the approach of day would prevent my return , and that I must be concealed until the next night . I was in my regimentals , and had fairly risked my ...
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... effect it , if possible ; and in order that he may not have it in his power , you will send him under the care of such a party and so many officers as to preclude him from the least opportunity of doing it . That he may be less liable ...
... effect it , if possible ; and in order that he may not have it in his power , you will send him under the care of such a party and so many officers as to preclude him from the least opportunity of doing it . That he may be less liable ...
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... effect on the steady mind of Wash- ington . He considered the circumstances under which André had been taken such as would have justified the most summary proceedings , but he determined to refer the case to the ex- amination and ...
... effect on the steady mind of Wash- ington . He considered the circumstances under which André had been taken such as would have justified the most summary proceedings , but he determined to refer the case to the ex- amination and ...
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