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... command of a naval and military expedition , which failed to be carried into effect ; but such certainly was the secret of his ea- gerness to obtain the command of West Point , the great object of British and American solicitude , on ...
... command of a naval and military expedition , which failed to be carried into effect ; but such certainly was the secret of his ea- gerness to obtain the command of West Point , the great object of British and American solicitude , on ...
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... command until the inquiry should be made . Washington at once se- lected Greene for the important trust , the well - tried offi- cer whom he would originally have chosen , had his opin- ion been consulted , when Congress so unadvisedly ...
... command until the inquiry should be made . Washington at once se- lected Greene for the important trust , the well - tried offi- cer whom he would originally have chosen , had his opin- ion been consulted , when Congress so unadvisedly ...
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... command . A letter from Washington , we are told , ac- companied them , sympathizing with him in his domestic misfortunes , adverting with peculiar delicacy to his re- verses in battle , assuring him of his undiminished confi- dence in ...
... command . A letter from Washington , we are told , ac- companied them , sympathizing with him in his domestic misfortunes , adverting with peculiar delicacy to his re- verses in battle , assuring him of his undiminished confi- dence in ...
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CHAPTER I | 21 |
CHAPTER II | 32 |
South Carolina threatened Its Condition and Population Stormy | 47 |
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