The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Band 2

J. Crissy, 1832

Inhalt

• GREENE invests Camden: 4
• Lord Rawdon retires into the lower country: 10
• Active movements of the two armies: 18
• Preparations for another campaign: 27
• Transactions in the south: 33
• Preliminary and eventual articles agreed upon between the United States: 40
• Peace: 53
• General Washington devotes his time to rural pursuitsto the duties of friend: 61
• He recommends improvement in inland navigation of the great rivers in Virginia: 67
• General Washington is appointed president of the society: 74
• Circular letter of General Washington to the governors of the several states: 80
• Differences between Great Britain and the United States: 94
• Rise of parties in the United States: 102
• The convention at Annapolis: 109
• Insurrection in Massachusetts: 117
• Convention at Philadelphia: 125
• He is elected President of the United States: 137
• The election of General Washington officially announced to him: 146
• Debates on the import and tonnage bills: 160
• Amendments to the constitution: 167
• The President visits the New England states: 173
• Debate thereon: 181
• Bill for fixing the permanent seat of government: 190
• The President visits Mount Vernon: 198
• The opinions of the cabinet on the law: 205
• General St Clair appointed Commanderinchief of the army: 214
• Strictures on the conduct of administration with a view to parties: 230
• France and openly insults their government: 270
• Rules laid down by the executive to be observed within the ports of the United: 277
• Inquiry into the conduct of the secretary of the treasury which terminates: 328
• Kentucky remonstrance: 334
• Insurrection in the western parts of Pennsylvania: 340
• Meeting of congress: 349
• Democratic societies: 356
• Treaty between the United States and Great Britain: 368
• Presidents speech: 375
• He declines sending them: 381
• The President endeavours to procure the liberation of Lafayette: 387
• Hostile measures of France against the United States: 393
• The minister of France endeavours to influence the approaching election: 410
• He denies the authority of certain spurious letters published in 1776: 419
• Presidents speech: iii

Bibliografische Informationen

• Titel: The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Band 2; The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, John Marshall
• Zusammengestellt von: John Marshall
• Ausgabe: 2
• Verlag: J. Crissy, 1832
• Original von: University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign
• Digitalisiert: 25. Sept. 2017