The Life of George WashingtonKatz Brothers, 1855 - 371 من الصفحات |
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... rocks , and precipices . The lands surveyed by him lay on the South Branch of the Potomac , seventy miles above its junction with the other branch of that river . successes . The task was executed in such a manner 12.
... rocks , and precipices . The lands surveyed by him lay on the South Branch of the Potomac , seventy miles above its junction with the other branch of that river . successes . The task was executed in such a manner 12.
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... miles , in great part over lofty and rugged mountains , and more than half of the way through the heart of a wilderness , where no traces of civilization as yet appeared . Passing through the towns of Fredericksburg , Alexandria , and ...
... miles , in great part over lofty and rugged mountains , and more than half of the way through the heart of a wilderness , where no traces of civilization as yet appeared . Passing through the towns of Fredericksburg , Alexandria , and ...
الصفحة 19
... miles below the Fork , he called together some of the Indian chiefs , and de- livered to them the governor's message , soliciting a guard to the French encampments . The principal sachem was Tanach- arison , otherwise called the Half ...
... miles below the Fork , he called together some of the Indian chiefs , and de- livered to them the governor's message , soliciting a guard to the French encampments . The principal sachem was Tanach- arison , otherwise called the Half ...
الصفحة 20
... miles . The journey was performed without any important incident , except at Venango , one of the French outposts , where various stratagems were used to detain the Indians . He was civilly treated , however , by Captain Joncaire , the ...
... miles . The journey was performed without any important incident , except at Venango , one of the French outposts , where various stratagems were used to detain the Indians . He was civilly treated , however , by Captain Joncaire , the ...
الصفحة 21
... miles south of Lake Erie . A plan of it , drawn by Major Washington , was sent to the British government . The snow was falling so fast , that he ordered back his horses to Venango , resolved to go down himself by water , a canoe having ...
... miles south of Lake Erie . A plan of it , drawn by Major Washington , was sent to the British government . The snow was falling so fast , that he ordered back his horses to Venango , resolved to go down himself by water , a canoe having ...
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