Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-02-22
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LIFE OF WASHINGTON,
BY JARED SPARKS.
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| Portrait of Washington at 4o by Peale.
do Mrs Washington al rs, by Wollaston.
View of Mount Vernon.
Battle of Braddock's defeat.
5 Head Quarters at Cambridge.
Plan Of Boston and enyirons.
Z Head Quarters at Morristown.
s Head Quarters at Newbur2.
Plan of Farms at Mount Vernon.
10 Battle of Brandywine.
IL Portrait of Washington, by Stewart.
l2 Encampmelt at Valley Forge.
l3 Battle of Germantown.
Ii Fac Simlic Of Washington's handwriting.
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