Narrative and Critical History of America: The later history of British, Spanish, and Portuguese America. 1889Justin Winsor Houghton, Mifflin, 1889 - America |
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Page 420 - Reprint of the Original Letters from Washington to Joseph Reed during the American Revolution, referred to in the Pamphlets of Lord Mahon and Mr. Sparks.
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Page 418 - In winter he threw whole handfuls into the fire. As we were on terms of perfect intimacy, I have joked him, perhaps rudely, upon his anxious caution. His answer was, ' Whatever becomes of me, my friends shall never suffer by my negligence.