George Washington: An Historical BiographyHoughton, Mifflin, 1889 - 253 pages |
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... raising tobacco . More than a hundred years before , the first Englishmen who had come to Vir- ginia had found that they could raise nothing which was so much wanted in England , and could bring them so much money , as tobacco . Besides ...
... raising tobacco . More than a hundred years before , the first Englishmen who had come to Vir- ginia had found that they could raise nothing which was so much wanted in England , and could bring them so much money , as tobacco . Besides ...
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... raise tobacco , required many laborers . It was not easy for the Virginia land - owners to bring these from English farms . They could not be spared by the farmers there , and besides , such laborers were for the most part men and women ...
... raise tobacco , required many laborers . It was not easy for the Virginia land - owners to bring these from English farms . They could not be spared by the farmers there , and besides , such laborers were for the most part men and women ...
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... raise ; the more tobacco he could raise , the richer he was . Until long after the year 1732 , the people in Virginia were wont to reckon the cost of things , not by pounds , shillings , and pence- the English currency , - but by pounds ...
... raise ; the more tobacco he could raise , the richer he was . Until long after the year 1732 , the people in Virginia were wont to reckon the cost of things , not by pounds , shillings , and pence- the English currency , - but by pounds ...
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... gardens about them , for the slaves are allowed plots of ground on which to raise corn and melons and small vegetables for their own use . The planter's house is sometimes of wood , sometimes of brick , A VIRGINIA PLANTATION . 15.
... gardens about them , for the slaves are allowed plots of ground on which to raise corn and melons and small vegetables for their own use . The planter's house is sometimes of wood , sometimes of brick , A VIRGINIA PLANTATION . 15.
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... raises few veg- etables and little wheat . The English ship brings him wines and liquors , which are freely used , and now and then one of his negro women has a genius for cooking and can make dainty dishes . The living , however , is ...
... raises few veg- etables and little wheat . The English ship brings him wines and liquors , which are freely used , and now and then one of his negro women has a genius for cooking and can make dainty dishes . The living , however , is ...
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Page 205 - I am much at a loss to conceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an address which, to me, seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable.
Page 248 - That a committee, in conjunction with one from the Senate, be appointed to consider on the most suitable manner of paying honor to the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens.
Page 209 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 68 - The cold was so extremely severe, that Mr. Gist had all his fingers and some of his toes frozen, and the water was shut up so hard, that we found no difficulty in getting off the island on the ice in the morning,* and went to Mr. Frazier's.
Page 169 - Resolve, That General Washington shall be, and he is hereby, vested with full, ample, and complete powers to raise and collect together, in the most speedy and effectual manner, from any or all of these United States, sixteen battalions of infantry, in addition to those already voted by Congress...
Page 152 - in the pages of history to furnish a case like ours. To maintain a post, within musket shot of the enemy, for six months together, without ammunition, and, at the same time, to disband one army and recruit another, within that distance of twenty odd British regiments, is more, probably, than ever was attempted. But if we succeed as well in the last, as we have heretofore in the first, I shall think it the most fortunate event of my whole life.
Page 128 - At a time when our lordly masters in Great Britain will be satisfied with nothing less than the deprivation of American freedom, it seems highly necessary that something should be done to avert the stroke, and maintain the liberty which we have derived from our ancestors.
Page 207 - If my conduct heretofore has not evinced to you that I have been a faithful friend to the army, my declaration of it at this time would be equally unavailing and improper. But, as I was among the first who embarked in the cause of our common country ; as I have never left your side one moment, but when called from you on public duty , as I have been the constant companion and witness of your distresses, and not among the last to feel and acknowledge your merits ; as...
Page 180 - At the same time, I cannot but regret that a matter of such magnitude, and so interesting to our general operations, should have reached me by report only, or through the channel of letters, not bearing that authenticity which the importance of it required, and which it would have received by a line under your signature, stating the simple fact.
Page 145 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity, and that I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years.