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... garrison ; manager , actor , and scene painter in those amateur theatricals in which the British offi- cers delighted . He was one of the principal devisers of the Mischianza in Philadelphia , in which semi - effeminate pageant he had ...
... garrison ; manager , actor , and scene painter in those amateur theatricals in which the British offi- cers delighted . He was one of the principal devisers of the Mischianza in Philadelphia , in which semi - effeminate pageant he had ...
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... Hamilton , with the order for his arrest , had not arrived there . His barge was known by the garrison . A white handkerchief displayed gave it the sanc- Arnold to Washington 63 tion of a flag of truce 62 Life of Washington.
... Hamilton , with the order for his arrest , had not arrived there . His barge was known by the garrison . A white handkerchief displayed gave it the sanc- Arnold to Washington 63 tion of a flag of truce 62 Life of Washington.
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... Vulture ; he knew everything about the condition of the posts might he not persuade the enemy , in the present weak state of the garrisons , to Washington's Precautions " " 65 attempt a coup de main 64 Life of Washington.
... Vulture ; he knew everything about the condition of the posts might he not persuade the enemy , in the present weak state of the garrisons , to Washington's Precautions " " 65 attempt a coup de main 64 Life of Washington.
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... - and this he did , " writes Tallmadge , " with much greater exactness than I could have done . This eminence he would have reached without difficulty , as Arnold would have dis- posed of the garrison in such manner as to be.
... - and this he did , " writes Tallmadge , " with much greater exactness than I could have done . This eminence he would have reached without difficulty , as Arnold would have dis- posed of the garrison in such manner as to be.
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Washington Irving. posed of the garrison in such manner as to be capable of little or no opposition - and then the key of the country would have been in his hands , and he would have had the glory of the splendid achievement ...
Washington Irving. posed of the garrison in such manner as to be capable of little or no opposition - and then the key of the country would have been in his hands , and he would have had the glory of the splendid achievement ...
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