 | Aaron Bancroft - 1853 - 466 pages
...time," he observed, " is now at hand, which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves , whether they are to have any property they can call their own ; whether their bouses and farms are to bo pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness,... | |
 | 1854 - 576 pages
...TROOPS REFORE THK RATTLE OT LONO ELAND, 1778.— General George Washington. Rorn, 1732; dird, 1799. THE time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans arc to be freemen or slaves ; ,whether they are to have any property they can call their own ; whether... | |
 | John Frost - 1855 - 462 pages
...it. MORRIS. 26. GEN. WASHINGTON TO HIS TROOPS, (DELIVERED BEFORE THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND, 1776.) THE time is now near at hand, which must probably...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness, from which no human efforts will deliver them. The... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1857 - 472 pages
...observed, " ia now at hand, which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slave* . whether they are to have any property they can call their own ; whether their houses und farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness, from... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 pages
...TROOPS BEFORE THE BATTLE OF IX)N(1 ISLAND, 177» General George Washington. Born, 1732 ; died, 1799. THE time is now near at hand which must probably determine...they can call their own ; whether their houses and forms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which... | |
 | 1859 - 370 pages
...discharge, and that is all I desire. GENERAL WASHINGTON TO HIS TROOPS PREVIOUS TO THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND. THE time is now near at hand, which must probably...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness, from which no human efforts will deliver them. The... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 872 pages
...encouraging appeals. " The time is now near at hand," he said, in general orders on the second of July, " which must probably determine whether Americans are...and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and they consigned to a state of wretchedness, from which no human efforts will probably deliver them. The fate... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1862 - 564 pages
...AMERICAN TROOPS BEFORE THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND, 17T1 General George Jfanhingltm. Born, 1732 ; died, 1799 THE time is now near at hand which must probably determine...are to be freemen or slaves ; whether they are to luive any property they can call their own ; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and... | |
 | Orator - 1864 - 186 pages
...GEORGE WASHINGTON. Born J732. Died 1789. ADDRESS TO HIS TROOPS REFOKE THE BATTLE OF Lose ISLAXD, 1776. THE time is now near at hand, which must probably...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness, from which no human efforts will deliver them. The... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - 1870 - 636 pages
...be reversed. TF Meagher. XVI. ADDRESS TO THE AMERICAN TROOPS BEFORE THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND. IIE time is now near at hand, which must probably determine...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them. The... | |
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THE time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves ; whether they are to have any property they can call their own ; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves... 
