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bigram	frequency
united states	3628
new york	2291
mount vernon	1191
general washington	824
great britain	793
george washington	695
thousand men	457
new england	447
one hundred	426
south carolina	417
american army	416
hundred men	398
sir henry	380
british army	376
new jersey	357
north carolina	353
general howe	317
next day	304
two hundred	304
henry clinton	299
lord cornwallis	265
colonel washington	255
three hundred	251
rhode island	245
valley forge	231
five hundred	226
sir william	218
general greene	214
took place	211
john adams	211
west indies	209
general lee	203
grand lodge	202
main body	202
fort duquesne	201
long island	197
new hampshire	187
washington wrote	182
two thousand	178
west point	178
several states	167
governor dinwiddie	163
three thousand	162
lieutenant colonel	159
let us	157
next morning	157
british troops	155
continental congress	153
four hundred	150
military stores	149
american people	148
french republic	147
years old	147
six hundred	143
short time	141
three years	141
continental troops	141
general gates	140
crown point	140
count de	139
french fleet	134
public opinion	134
five thousand	133
one day	132
two days	131
two years	130
chief magistrate	129
private life	127
lord howe	127
one thousand	127
british government	127
de grasse	127
every one	127
public life	126
three days	123
french revolution	123
winter quarters	122
continental army	122
great meadows	121
fort washington	121
british fleet	120
general government	119
every day	119
mean time	119
general lincoln	117
general court	116
general gage	115
general wayne	115
one side	115
fort necessity	114
southern states	113
public affairs	112
general braddock	112
marquis de	112
general knox	112
whole army	111
public mind	110
lord fairfax	110
william howe	110
french government	108
two nations	108
whole force	106
every thing	106
general schuyler	105
lake champlain	104
fort cumberland	102
seven hundred	102
mother country	102
great man	102
every part	101
public credit	100
following day	100
great part	99
five years	99
patrick henry	99
new government	99
ten thousand	99
taken place	98
uncle juvinell	97
foreign nations	97
take place	96
young man	96
well known	95
many years	95
general sullivan	95
two miles	94
stony point	94
three miles	93
several days	92
samuel adams	92
four thousand	91
american government	91
eight hundred	90
lawrence washington	89
first time	89
eight years	89
public service	89
french minister	88
took possession	88
sir john	88
henry lee	88
public good	88
thousand dollars	87
six nations	87
benjamin franklin	86
light infantry	86
good sense	86
gouverneur morris	86
staten island	85
public debt	85
hundred yards	84
farewell address	84
white plains	84
british general	83
five miles	83
four years	83
north river	83
years later	82
stamp act	82
right wing	82
hundred miles	82
grand master	82
greater part	82
general putnam	81
federal government	81
john jay	81
washington took	81
washington received	81
colonel hamilton	80
general officers	80
north america	80
american cause	79
fifteen hundred	79
foreign affairs	78
whole country	78
indian war	78
fort edward	78
young men	78
van braam	78
de rochambeau	78
one man	77
fellow citizens	77
take possession	77
de lafayette	76
almost every	76
four miles	75
left wing	74
thousand pounds	74
west side	74
lord stirling	74
congress assembled	74
john hancock	74
dear sir	74
twenty miles	74
regular troops	73
long time	73
good deal	73
washington made	73
human nature	72
supreme court	71
every man	71
lord rawdon	71
lake george	71
ten miles	71
east side	70
british officers	70
alexander hamilton	70
twenty years	69
miles distant	69
footnote footnote	69
ten years	69
main army	68
one time	68
good faith	68
thomas jefferson	68
will give	68
american revolution	68
will never	67
nova scotia	67
gave way	67
military operations	67
indian tribes	67
two men	67
senate chamber	67
four days	66
general burgoyne	66
major general	66
american troops	66
blue ridge	65
great deal	65
letter written	65
two armies	65
years ago	65
minister plenipotentiary	65
george iii	65
half king	64
fell back	64
james river	64
military force	64
civil war	64
without delay	63
six miles	63
twelve hundred	63
jay treaty	63
american vessels	62
first president	62
revolutionary war	62
robert morris	62
lord loudoun	62
made prisoners	62
one hand	62
american camp	62
united colonies	61
western posts	61
chief justice	60
southern army	60
see page	60
general heath	60
will find	60
right flank	60
circular letter	60
first congress	59
six years	59
seven years	59
took post	59
general arnold	59
paper money	59
passed away	59
general st	59
light troops	58
sir guy	58
lord gordon	58
thousand acres	58
abraham lincoln	58
colonel campbell	58
common cause	58
left flank	58
bunker hill	58
biographical notice	58
see note	57
fort du	57
six thousand	57
fifty miles	57
thirty miles	57
one thing	57
take care	57
governor clinton	57
naval force	57
respective states	56
two countries	56
washington sent	56
augustine washington	56
state governments	56
french war	55
seventeen hundred	55
parke custis	55
washington left	55
either side	54
take command	54
south side	54
french troops	54
court house	54
indian allies	54
belligerent powers	54
provincial congress	54
twenty thousand	53
virginia troops	53
free government	52
democratic societies	52
set fire	52
already mentioned	52
new orleans	52
general lafayette	52
will make	52
french army	52
per cent	52
national character	52
different parts	52
white men	52
fort mifflin	52
guy carleton	52
one else	52
set forth	52
king george	51
second time	51
th day	51
armed vessels	51
road leading	51
general dickinson	51
general assembly	51
days later	51
major washington	51
received intelligence	51
fifteen miles	51
ensuing campaign	51
several times	51
lake erie	51
twelve miles	50
foreign relations	50
six feet	50
ever since	50
two regiments	50
two hours	50
every effort	50
offensive operations	49
will go	49
opposite side	49
great measure	49
even though	49
american general	49
will always	49
great men	49
will permit	49
seven thousand	49
good order	49
hundred thousand	48
three months	48
de kalb	48
william fairfax	48
many others	48
two great	48
general forbes	48
little army	48
washington replied	47
taken possession	47
washington gave	47
will take	47
charles lee	47
state debts	47
york city	47
two houses	47
daniel webster	47
british officer	46
absolutely necessary	46
washington set	46
national government	46
white house	46
soon afterwards	46
washington ordered	46
came back	46
british forces	46
fifty men	45
one occasion	45
public business	45
mortally wounded	45
fort lee	45
great object	45
western country	45
sandy hook	45
state legislatures	45
whose name	45
one another	45
soon became	45
president adams	45
beg leave	44
well calculated	44
following letter	44
states shall	44
new haven	44
far away	44
shall never	44
first instance	44
state shall	44
last session	43
ethan allen	43
nine hundred	43
old friend	43
will soon	43
young lady	43
large body	43
fifteen thousand	43
hundred years	43
lord dunmore	43
light horse	43
large number	43
six months	43
eight thousand	43
ten days	43
last night	43
great degree	43
several years	42
general conway	42
strong enough	42
first day	42
de la	42
every state	42
whatever may	42
nelly custis	42
strong position	42
without much	42
massachusetts bay	42
ohio company	42
will see	42
among us	42
every side	42
northern army	42
thirty thousand	42
general convention	42
british minister	42
high sense	42
still remained	42
taken prisoners	42
hundred dollars	42
high ground	42
general congress	41
chesapeake bay	41
fort schuyler	41
one nation	41
la fayette	41
general grant	41
great body	41
elected president	41
first place	41
master ludwick	41
large force	41
jersey shore	41
two divisions	41
hundred pounds	41
old man	41
french officers	41
every quarter	41
britannic majesty	41
commanding officer	41
whole number	40
great influence	40
little later	40
last time	40
next year	40
military establishment	40
foreign influence	40
go back	40
pushed forward	40
washington family	40
et seq	40
will ever	40
eastern states	40
british ships	40
british parliament	40
critical moment	40
military affairs	40
latter part	40
left behind	40
present state	40
executive departments	40
great lakes	40
american lines	39
general thomas	39
brother lawrence	39
thousand five	39
preceding year	39
great numbers	39
christian majesty	39
made known	39
new world	39
great number	39
take advantage	39
ten minutes	39
british crown	39
little folks	39
hundred acres	39
french creek	39
general clinton	39
great exertions	39
washington now	39
small parties	39
think proper	39
two companies	39
party spirit	39
without waiting	39
american citizens	39
american forces	38
many instances	38
second line	38
present session	38
edmund randolph	38
washington returned	38
following year	38
might require	38
colonel smith	38
country will	38
lund washington	38
three weeks	38
lake ontario	38
one year	37
benedict arnold	37
president washington	37
richard henry	37
provisional army	37
british cabinet	37
good will	37
pennsylvania line	37
public sentiment	37
field pieces	37
now made	37
british commander	37
doctor craik	37
lieutenant governor	37
ohio country	37
personal appearance	36
hundred strong	36
alleghany mountains	36
british subjects	36
chapter iii	36
washington rode	36
conway cabal	36
much less	36
thought proper	36
fort mercer	36
north side	36
chapter ii	36
fall back	36
republican government	36
national legislature	36
fort moultrie	36
took command	36
following morning	36
still greater	36
washington found	36
old age	36
virginia regiment	36
washington saw	36
nearly two	36
mansion house	36
american affairs	36
dare say	36
general mifflin	36
gave washington	36
every moment	36
la force	36
much better	35
many things	35
chapter iv	35
port royal	35
washington felt	35
every step	35
private affairs	35
every measure	35
george clinton	35
lord north	35
long since	35
says mr	35
brought forward	35
general amherst	35
martha washington	35
great force	35
governor tryon	35
great satisfaction	35
nine thousand	35
great spirit	35
free people	35
brother george	35
general knyphausen	35
pennsylvania militia	35
three times	35
foreign powers	35
nine miles	34
new constitution	34
domestic life	34
present situation	34
york island	34
george croghan	34
will come	34
must go	34
main force	34
bushrod washington	34
two columns	34
civil government	34
independent companies	34
military life	34
fort pitt	34
thirty men	34
fort george	34
will appear	34
west india	34
sir thomas	34
every person	34
colonel reed	34
congress shall	34
ohio river	33
executive council	33
american colonies	33
laurel hill	33
american independence	33
lawrence lewis	33
indian warfare	33
military service	33
grand council	33
within three	33
colonel humphreys	33
field officers	33
full view	33
give us	33
william johnson	33
two brigades	33
baron de	33
general abercrombie	33
northern department	33
next campaign	33
federal constitution	33
miles away	33
british empire	33
brought back	33
without opposition	33
never seen	33
will afford	33
may well	33
public stores	32
many men	32
taking possession	32
vice president	32
provincial troops	32
british soldiers	32
much reason	32
commissioned officers	32
appointed commander	32
commercial treaty	32
alexandria lodge	32
sound judgment	32
general leslie	32
baron steuben	32
french commander	32
chapter vi	32
various parts	32
national bank	32
dogue run	32
lowland beauty	32
strong detachment	32
present circumstances	32
red bank	32
small party	32
good man	32
white thunder	32
sir peter	32
greater number	31
chevalier de	31
nearly three	31
treasury department	31
spirits distilled	31
east river	31
english colonies	31
indian affairs	31
national convention	31
called forth	31
american officers	31
congress passed	31
must know	31
seventy miles	31
superior force	31
western parts	31
large part	31
scouting parties	31
large portion	31
colonel laurens	31
forty years	31
military career	31
looked forward	31
following extract	31
driven back	31
great majority	31
much greater	31
second continental	31
general carleton	31
fort independence	31
eighteen hundred	31
chapter vii	31
four hours	31
north end	31
whatever might	31
john st	31
will receive	31
rising ground	31
washington remained	31
private citizen	31
american history	31
full force	31
sir george	31
every act	31
every direction	30
catholic majesty	30
every kind	30
considerable part	30
state department	30
henry clay	30
hundred fifty	30
general maxwell	30
every point	30
rear division	30
even now	30
last year	30
good men	30
general action	30
still continued	30
well acquainted	30
foreign power	30
great events	30
republican party	30
colonel williams	30
middle states	30
private secretary	30
three men	30
many persons	30
general orders	30
take part	30
de barras	30
small force	30
almost entirely	30
provision order	30
returned home	30
virginia legislature	30
washington determined	30
whiskey insurrection	30
fairfax county	30
independent states	30
july th	30
like manner	30
active part	30
jersey militia	30
come back	30
second term	30
give way	30
free navigation	30
military character	30
private letter	30
long ago	29
present occasion	29
british posts	29
much time	29
british lines	29
place called	29
fort montgomery	29
five minutes	29
washington went	29
turned back	29
land forces	29
mohawk river	29
executive power	29
several officers	29
unanimous vote	29
british ministry	29
one years	29
british camp	29
foreign policy	29
laid waste	29
replied washington	29
greenway court	29
high grounds	29
almighty god	29
fifty years	29
never saw	29
first line	29
hudson river	29
du quesne	29
will continue	29
may think	29
one part	29
rear guard	29
men killed	29
tell us	29
received information	29
second congress	29
pressed forward	29
letter addressed	29
went back	29
dorchester heights	29
two officers	29
british service	29
forty miles	29
thomas pinckney	28
five days	28
sufficient number	28
fifty yards	28
lord grenville	28
raw troops	28
chapter viii	28
great difficulty	28
many times	28
george mason	28
soon found	28
surrounding country	28
eight miles	28
two parties	28
first monday	28
shall soon	28
powers vested	28
admiral arbuthnot	28
just arrived	28
southern colonies	28
brave men	28
mount independence	28
eighteenth century	28
private letters	28
hard work	28
thirty years	28
first battle	28
fifteen years	28
river ohio	28
take charge	28
man whose	28
go home	28
great importance	28
john parke	28
hundred militia	28
washington appointed	28
early part	28
without giving	28
six weeks	28
nothing short	28
one end	28
good fortune	28
succeeding day	28
french officer	28
new london	28
individual states	28
excise law	28
western frontier	28
colonel fry	28
sent back	28
different states	28
time washington	28
colonel john	28
long enough	28
writes washington	28
left philadelphia	28
general charles	28
short distance	27
american commerce	27
eldest son	27
one half	27
one great	27
new levies	27
native land	27
set sail	27
barren hill	27
virginia assembly	27
one people	27
every nation	27
port bill	27
last long	27
general pinckney	27
isle aux	27
western counties	27
enoch replied	27
nothing else	27
colonel george	27
earnest wish	27
great political	27
chapter ix	27
receiving intelligence	27
french admiral	27
fourteen hundred	27
american minister	27
th instant	27
carolina militia	27
distilled within	27
taken prisoner	27
virginia militia	27
four months	27
aux noix	27
shall make	27
return home	27
hundred indians	27
forty men	27
little sarah	27
present day	27
took leave	27
human mind	27
well knew	27
colonel pickering	27
time past	26
pounds sterling	26
commercial intercourse	26
democratic party	26
seven miles	26
last illness	26
executive department	26
must needs	26
gloucester point	26
drew near	26
knew nothing	26
considerable degree	26
reader will	26
utmost exertions	26
major grant	26
heavy baggage	26
flying camp	26
john quincy	26
great kanawha	26
good government	26
every possible	26
thousand militia	26
river st	26
british force	26
french general	26
soon followed	26
broad river	26
lieutenant stewart	26
new charter	26
independent nation	26
new road	26
william smith	26
political system	26
dismal swamp	26
henry knox	26
american soldiers	26
must now	26
every exertion	26
committee appointed	26
loss sustained	26
considerable number	26
also made	26
paulus hook	26
question whether	26
twelve thousand	26
washington arrived	26
public men	26
national gazette	26
little meadows	26
common interest	26
whole people	25
common country	25
took part	25
two branches	25
every opportunity	25
inland navigation	25
washington knew	25
head quarters	25
three rivers	25
considerable time	25
public councils	25
get away	25
federal city	25
will show	25
new system	25
several colonies	25
humble servant	25
early period	25
white man	25
interesting subject	25
french directory	25
lord percy	25
public duties	25
public happiness	25
feet high	25
left us	25
inaugural address	25
principal officers	25
make known	25
national university	25
guilford court	25
vernon estate	25
french nation	25
human race	25
come forward	25
desired effect	25
fifty thousand	25
two weeks	25
tobias lear	25
became necessary	25
foreign ministers	25
men will	25
effectual measures	25
american continent	25
public confidence	25
must inevitably	25
common sense	25
two horses	25
without making	25
western pennsylvania	25
last words	25
english army	25
took refuge	25
invading army	25
one party	25
last day	25
three hours	25
solemn manner	25
advanced guard	25
public creditors	25
chief command	25
general mercer	24
shall appear	24
moved forward	24
naval superiority	24
twelve years	24
general welfare	24
five nations	24
wood creek	24
gave great	24
washington became	24
two lines	24
half pay	24
must soon	24
chapter xi	24
answered washington	24
second division	24
ever heard	24
six days	24
sound policy	24
martial law	24
second day	24
remarked washington	24
upper part	24
still farther	24
various points	24
thousand strong	24
second letter	24
distilled spirits	24
colonel dunbar	24
now take	24
shall take	24
north latitude	24
late war	24
anything else	24
national assembly	24
active operations	24
letter book	24
country gentleman	24
making power	24
first session	24
high rank	24
far advanced	24
mount holly	24
political life	24
without reserve	24
main road	24
york river	24
french alliance	24
horatio gates	24
across new	24
episcopal church	24
envoy extraordinary	24
sixty years	24
washington looked	24
general meeting	24
great weight	24
sanguine hopes	23
will prove	23
public character	23
john marshall	23
two pieces	23
several months	23
public feeling	23
washington held	23
greatest man	23
public safety	23
now set	23
months later	23
great military	23
young surveyor	23
may require	23
one word	23
congress may	23
martha custis	23
immediate command	23
made prisoner	23
hundred seventy	23
four men	23
great many	23
sixteen years	23
every way	23
state house	23
good old	23
nearly equal	23
act passed	23
general command	23
great interest	23
measures adopted	23
existing state	23
ninety six	23
indian corn	23
sent forward	23
chosen president	23
israel putnam	23
last extremity	23
nine years	23
must always	23
washington still	23
lord botetourt	23
attitude toward	23
ever saw	23
public man	23
brother washington	23
roger sherman	23
national debt	23
heavy fire	23
royal army	23
every hour	23
within two	23
half way	23
fort anne	23
news came	23
rode away	23
days afterward	23
mount ver	23
commissioners appointed	23
far beyond	23
john augustine	23
may now	23
doubt whether	23
brooklyn heights	23
virginia house	23
general ward	22
might give	22
independent company	22
enoch asked	22
four horses	22
per annum	22
thousand two	22
later years	22
adequate provision	22
fisher ames	22
old world	22
foreign minister	22
shall see	22
second parallel	22
old french	22
american prisoners	22
de st	22
indispensably necessary	22
charles ii	22
large majority	22
will probably	22
foreign officers	22
commonly called	22
two forts	22
might take	22
may depend	22
log cabin	22
shall always	22
western tribes	22
personal influence	22
charles cotesworth	22
immediately communicated	22
french people	22
soon perceived	22
central west	22
brigadier general	22
dear general	22
might well	22
will now	22
two months	22
scouting party	22
will enable	22
every american	22
colonel william	22
great extent	22
cocked hat	22
ordered general	22
washington continued	22
early life	22
colonel bouquet	22
long live	22
young gentleman	22
put forth	22
great national	22
western territory	22
supreme power	22
earnest desire	22
hundred feet	22
washington parke	22
every occasion	22
deep impression	22
five men	22
political opinions	22
green mountain	22
governor mifflin	22
way back	22
cotesworth pinckney	22
small distance	22
brought word	22
american armies	22
monmouth court	22
open field	22
british right	21
washington called	21
fifty pounds	21
every attempt	21
army must	21
american liberty	21
conduct towards	21
congress adjourned	21
french commandant	21
continued washington	21
might make	21
miles south	21
small arms	21
eastern shore	21
much longer	21
washington never	21
foreign nation	21
official letter	21
much difficulty	21
hundred sixty	21
well understood	21
government will	21
thousand troops	21
lower country	21
without firing	21
now took	21
enemy might	21
washington put	21
due time	21
english officers	21
attorney general	21
young lafayette	21
jacob van	21
public interest	21
two field	21
large quantity	21
governor shirley	21
public administration	21
regular army	21
well done	21
southern indians	21
states will	21
open air	21
every means	21
lower part	21
deemed necessary	21
will meet	21
will add	21
make peace	21
british post	21
federal hall	21
several members	21
seth replied	21
john washington	21
one instance	21
active service	21
heavy artillery	21
one branch	21
constitutional convention	21
one way	21
thank god	21
men whose	21
first american	21
popular feeling	21
christopher gist	21
northern states	21
effective force	21
general george	21
shall continue	21
congress will	21
little time	21
citizen genet	21
sallied forth	21
foreign countries	21
washington met	21
first regiment	21
laid aside	21
prisoners taken	21
effective men	21
making treaties	21
sent word	21
says marshall	21
man ever	21
well disposed	21
captain mackay	21
carried away	21
best troops	21
first intelligence	21
miles north	21
new army	21
permanent seat	21
permit us	21
general engagement	21
best wishes	21
boston harbor	21
ill health	21
gave notice	20
mountain boys	20
dear children	20
anxious solicitude	20
central government	20
boston neck	20
president shall	20
prime minister	20
george wash	20
lord george	20
shall find	20
many days	20
human heart	20
naval forces	20
whole party	20
local prejudices	20
admiral vernon	20
washington thought	20
harlem river	20
measures taken	20
colonel butler	20
will stand	20
domestic debt	20
different quarters	20
country people	20
made every	20
native state	20
vigorous measures	20
will readily	20
every word	20
good understanding	20
debts contracted	20
great nation	20
boston port	20
setting forth	20
great care	20
point levi	20
american force	20
bryan fairfax	20
general prevost	20
must make	20
run away	20
two thirds	20
real interests	20
takes command	20
sufficient force	20
states might	20
accompanies washington	20
british line	20
minute men	20
determine whether	20
representatives shall	20
new country	20
next session	20
gives us	20
one whose	20
papers relating	20
local interests	20
imminent danger	20
gave orders	20
civil authority	20
john johnson	20
might easily	20
get possession	20
heavy rain	20
information concerning	20
england colonies	20
british rear	20
divine providence	20
present instance	20
bridges creek	20
never heard	20
important service	20
british arms	20
without success	20
one night	20
human affairs	20
taking place	20
young officer	20
small number	20
present moment	20
critical juncture	20
importation agreement	20
great advantage	20
foraging parties	20
might bring	20
great mass	20
advance guard	20
intimate friend	20
actual state	20
live stock	20
political parties	20
right worshipful	20
cape breton	20
present crisis	20
good people	20
far distant	20
one common	20
every eye	20
without consulting	20
floating ice	20
royal cause	20
orders given	19
near new	19
public money	19
states may	19
french forces	19
muddy hole	19
fort constitution	19
fauchet letter	19
long afterwards	19
came home	19
adjutant general	19
paper currency	19
might yet	19
military academy	19
british works	19
ever made	19
city hall	19
everything else	19
aaron burr	19
quincy adams	19
will render	19
looking forward	19
long train	19
congress respecting	19
actual service	19
general system	19
irving says	19
captain stewart	19
make us	19
creek nation	19
young custis	19
officer commanding	19
executive government	19
taking command	19
long years	19
whole matter	19
rapid march	19
colonial rights	19
get back	19
washington also	19
horace walpole	19
rushed forward	19
deeply impressed	19
james madison	19
whole world	19
first continental	19
yellow fever	19
major john	19
captain trent	19
sovereign power	19
great joy	19
away without	19
commercial regulations	19
time since	19
good conduct	19
never will	19
federalist party	19
washington entered	19
westmoreland county	19
early next	19
whole british	19
oliver wolcott	19
days ago	19
whole line	19
brave man	19
thirty days	19
hunting creek	19
washington kept	19
different places	19
must take	19
debts due	19
may even	19
little doubt	19
gave rise	19
fourteen years	19
made several	19
peyton randolph	19
washington came	19
colonel innes	19
june th	19
high hills	19
every officer	19
third day	19
mud island	19
circuitous route	19
washington always	19
right hand	19
shortly afterwards	19
foraging party	19
washington papers	19
public measures	19
black velvet	19
public dinner	19
state papers	19
every individual	19
british colonies	19
western lands	19
conspicuous part	19
floating batteries	19
whiskey rebellion	19
ice cream	19
nine states	19
government might	19
picked men	19
armed men	19
major lee	19
potomac company	19
arthur young	19
hundred prisoners	19
every argument	19
eastern branch	18
military officers	18
know whether	18
occasion required	18
wrote washington	18
always ready	18
even among	18
miss custis	18
chapter xii	18
rufus king	18
one morning	18
american coast	18
three regiments	18
drums beating	18
army might	18
leading men	18
great objects	18
congress met	18
french ships	18
atlantic states	18
every department	18
personal interview	18
eleven hundred	18
president general	18
mature deliberation	18
will keep	18
whole house	18
paul revere	18
whole union	18
large proportion	18
will require	18
must come	18
north american	18
financial measures	18
forced march	18
fort ticonderoga	18
eastern side	18
created societies	18
william henry	18
john rutledge	18
fort stanwix	18
great distance	18
great work	18
due regard	18
soon afterward	18
well satisfied	18
southern department	18
providence plantations	18
upper country	18
sixty miles	18
make one	18
great soldier	18
combined attack	18
american republic	18
testimony whereof	18
taking care	18
advanced corps	18
still another	18
two boys	18
reached philadelphia	18
following terms	18
full conviction	18
taken post	18
connecticut troops	18
made good	18
considerable force	18
troops sent	18
colonel morgan	18
several miles	18
light parties	18
standing army	18
good reason	18
says washington	18
might otherwise	18
now come	18
army lay	18
foreign debt	18
joseph reed	18
republican form	18
provincial officers	18
might render	18
last act	18
washington prepared	18
much easier	18
fox hunting	18
military talents	18
took advantage	18
de heister	18
james wilson	18
another time	18
shall think	18
general de	18
de villiers	18
commercial treaties	18
pennsylvania troops	18
spurious letters	18
army marched	18
old lord	18
closed doors	18
miles long	18
next night	18
west bank	18
governor trumbull	18
taking advantage	18
american arms	18
one place	18
strong terms	18
say nothing	18
affectionate friend	17
valedictory address	17
military command	17
presidential mansion	17
every description	17
leaving behind	17
called fort	17
washington resolved	17
appointed minister	17
went home	17
armed force	17
ill success	17
little prospect	17
full speed	17
weeks later	17
washington died	17
well enough	17
one state	17
already noticed	17
press forward	17
appointed secretary	17
virginia convention	17
good service	17
sea coast	17
washington reached	17
colonel prescott	17
much attention	17
eighteen miles	17
shenandoah valley	17
prior documents	17
shall also	17
must give	17
regular force	17
day following	17
colonel gage	17
doctor franklin	17
critical situation	17
white marsh	17
cooper river	17
cabinet council	17
four times	17
attack new	17
gallant officer	17
royal gift	17
frontier forts	17
disciplined troops	17
will also	17
general scott	17
american nation	17
like washington	17
captain joncaire	17
twenty men	17
inferior officers	17
general morgan	17
sixteen hundred	17
first division	17
roads leading	17
george collier	17
within four	17
per centum	17
look back	17
large bodies	17
louis xvi	17
coup de	17
five pounds	17
utmost importance	17
combined armies	17
seventeen years	17
good policy	17
mary philipse	17
five per	17
fort fayette	17
commercial relations	17
instructions given	17
southern tour	17
political situation	17
rifle corps	17
became one	17
years since	17
time came	17
friendly indians	17
will therefore	17
fresh provisions	17
count donop	17
public faith	17
may believe	17
miles square	17
two small	17
without loss	17
shall receive	17
perfect security	17
public employments	17
washington drew	17
jacob asked	17
divine service	17
public conduct	17
first year	17
turned away	17
many people	17
james otis	17
washington appeared	17
public buildings	17
much importance	17
four ships	17
contracting parties	17
call forth	17
washington retired	17
young washington	17
whose duty	17
admiral graves	17
peter halket	17
high degree	17
federal convention	17
little boy	17
retreating troops	17
already seen	17
honest man	17
ran away	17
serious consideration	17
washington respecting	17
every movement	17
three millions	17
destructive fire	17
deeply interested	17
joint committee	17
forlorn hope	17
something like	17
french treaty	17
favorable opportunity	17
public attention	17
great general	17
troops destined	17
jacob replied	17
peaceful abode	17
great american	17
one regiment	17
mortal wound	17
funeral oration	17
among men	17
received orders	17
critical state	17
legislative power	17
ten dollars	17
just cause	17
army advanced	17
thousand miles	16
good cause	16
different directions	16
another letter	16
heavy cannon	16
one might	16
patriot army	16
fort jefferson	16
letters written	16
shall meet	16
military man	16
common government	16
washington will	16
grateful sense	16
will allow	16
covering party	16
much pleased	16
either party	16
three boys	16
colonel burton	16
get rid	16
royal standard	16
exceed one	16
common defence	16
whole life	16
washington addressed	16
colonel lee	16
keep alive	16
limited time	16
frederick county	16
first appearance	16
colonel stuart	16
found among	16
little hope	16
respective numbers	16
will merit	16
superior numbers	16
england states	16
ever lived	16
indian chiefs	16
masonic fraternity	16
ordered colonel	16
made public	16
several hours	16
entire confidence	16
early age	16
thick woods	16
will follow	16
governor morris	16
drums beat	16
person shall	16
immediately sent	16
following spring	16
third time	16
one captain	16
private character	16
benjamin harrison	16
might probably	16
personal friends	16
must pay	16
french frigate	16
potomac river	16
every reason	16
well founded	16
fully aware	16
men came	16
de main	16
declining years	16
policy toward	16
general huger	16
calling forth	16
army continued	16
important part	16
make sure	16
toward washington	16
atlantic ocean	16
military tactics	16
financial policy	16
within thirty	16
run farm	16
small detachment	16
will answer	16
william pitt	16
severely wounded	16
battle near	16
wills creek	16
twelve feet	16
one vote	16
native country	16
true policy	16
unanimously elected	16
still kept	16
washington rose	16
first moments	16
days afterwards	16
american character	16
private property	16
real design	16
two republics	16
following reply	16
years afterwards	16
first attack	16
hugh mercer	16
british armies	16
hostile indians	16
annual message	16
whole american	16
good many	16
take measures	16
french vessels	16
ample justice	16
military discipline	16
still retained	16
make good	16
northern colonies	16
still held	16
good opinion	16
old friends	16
general vaughan	16
long course	16
immediately ordered	16
thousand seven	16
every year	16
troops stationed	16
one hour	16
washington must	16
rapid progress	16
almost without	16
made use	16
without effect	16
one article	16
price cents	16
major lewis	16
toward us	16
retreat across	16
ever known	16
lord dorchester	16
special envoy	16
galling fire	16
popular government	16
national policy	16
much trouble	16
cultivate peace	16
six horses	16
delaware river	16
indian policy	16
opposite party	16
went away	16
primary object	16
great river	16
american union	16
western side	16
one point	16
old enough	16
painful sensations	16
congress adjourns	16
great rivers	16
soon came	16
several weeks	16
circumstances might	16
open war	16
deep regret	16
peace establishment	16
states government	16
last letter	16
first fire	16
george william	16
may take	16
among others	16
appointed major	16
naval officers	16
present age	15
right column	15
colors flying	15
american works	15
many miles	15
elbridge gerry	15
considerable distance	15
public nature	15
made without	15
french privateer	15
river company	15
american ministers	15
original draft	15
one voice	15
within ten	15
mississippi river	15
worshipful grand	15
silas deane	15
may happen	15
see also	15
immediate attention	15
general order	15
direct road	15
proper time	15
look forward	15
well received	15
colonel brown	15
getting ready	15
cumberland road	15
charlestown neck	15
left hand	15
enemy will	15
friendly terms	15
general thompson	15
never left	15
great concern	15
washington alone	15
casting vote	15
sixty men	15
every town	15
colonel webster	15
two ships	15
washington heard	15
civil officers	15
general prescott	15
following address	15
new france	15
lieutenant allen	15
ohio valley	15
taken refuge	15
hundred regulars	15
died away	15
executive authority	15
states according	15
good humor	15
young virginian	15
best interests	15
established government	15
large reinforcements	15
sanguine expectations	15
general shirley	15
whole subject	15
lose sight	15
great event	15
white horse	15
last days	15
nearly one	15
take post	15
two governments	15
indissoluble union	15
eight men	15
south end	15
extremely difficult	15
westchester county	15
passed resolutions	15
historical society	15
army together	15
must fight	15
ardent desire	15
making preparations	15
never cease	15
fifty shares	15
full extent	15
french fort	15
least one	15
two redoubts	15
first great	15
enoch cried	15
several hundred	15
state government	15
appointed governor	15
city tavern	15
twelve months	15
years older	15
man must	15
two children	15
every military	15
privy council	15
years past	15
real situation	15
intimately connected	15
great powers	15
western frontiers	15
may possibly	15
little party	15
every member	15
two indians	15
will perceive	15
favorite nation	15
opposite shore	15
washington considered	15
present year	15
will tell	15
federal party	15
british cause	15
favorite object	15
considerable body	15
giving us	15
mystic river	15
count pulaski	15
national honor	15
new election	15
apportioned among	15
indian country	15
government may	15
pass away	15
burst forth	15
general pigot	15
fatal blow	15
chapter xiii	15
almost immediately	15
american ports	15
british nation	15
towards new	15
thousand soldiers	15
without exciting	15
might come	15
much affected	15
judicial proceedings	15
twenty minutes	15
many interesting	15
military experience	15
december th	15
american left	15
real object	15
large party	15
chief magistracy	15
british took	15
following words	15
will certainly	15
morrow morning	15
became known	15
civil administration	15
washington refused	15
soon made	15
president received	15
general good	15
advanced party	15
just returned	15
moment later	15
executive directory	15
two gentlemen	15
happy issue	15
de guichen	15
year later	15
lord baltimore	15
washington spent	15
farther south	15
province island	15
greatly superior	15
time will	15
may appear	15
contents chapter	15
dear friend	15
april th	15
one month	15
hostile tribes	15
make use	15
now came	15
made many	15
american commander	15
family vault	15
thirteen miles	15
sixteen miles	15
general fraser	15
official duties	15
maritime strength	15
never made	15
first act	15
full confidence	15
already made	15
two vessels	15
hundred french	15
every circumstance	15
although washington	15
several others	15
advantageous position	15
tells us	15
early days	15
decisive blow	15
two letters	15
great strength	15
cape fear	15
absolute necessity	15
distributed among	15
judicial power	15
one moment	15
much stronger	15
different times	15
various ways	15
thousand six	15
five ships	14
added washington	14
washington proceeded	14
impression made	14
little children	14
now became	14
give effect	14
throughout america	14
just come	14
public approbation	14
held back	14
particular states	14
national prosperity	14
cape diamond	14
reached mount	14
never see	14
fort niagara	14
unanimous voice	14
tryon county	14
first opportunity	14
near fort	14
much like	14
court martial	14
ensuing year	14
advanced rapidly	14
almost certain	14
brass field	14
de jumonville	14
faithfully executed	14
small majority	14
british commanders	14
will get	14
western bank	14
strong party	14
washington says	14
now called	14
reasonable time	14
bowling green	14
quite sure	14
make every	14
civil liberty	14
house farm	14
exact account	14
public surveyor	14
colonel pickens	14
sole purpose	14
plan adopted	14
indian warriors	14
chapter xiv	14
british debts	14
several persons	14
southern frontier	14
preceding day	14
washington began	14
action ensued	14
already given	14
human liberty	14
first object	14
must necessarily	14
thousand british	14
day came	14
deep river	14
yet come	14
great road	14
considerable loss	14
anything like	14
quo warranto	14
general wooster	14
hundred persons	14
seth warner	14
private gentleman	14
profound silence	14
preserve peace	14
great good	14
fixed bayonets	14
toward france	14
north castle	14
de chastellux	14
general montgomery	14
english government	14
public voice	14
act offensively	14
without interruption	14
lieutenant general	14
respectable force	14
delaware bay	14
good manners	14
short enlistments	14
must depend	14
whole affair	14
faneuil hall	14
modern times	14
detached major	14
never failed	14
great length	14
boundary line	14
came near	14
robinson house	14
british cruisers	14
young nobleman	14
animated debate	14
fourteen miles	14
great excitement	14
great people	14
narrow neck	14
told us	14
upper canada	14
naval armament	14
made great	14
public officers	14
true interests	14
besieging army	14
detached colonel	14
present government	14
firmly believed	14
washington remarked	14
naval stores	14
detached general	14
every respect	14
scouts brought	14
used every	14
considerable amount	14
september th	14
obtained permission	14
shall judge	14
duke de	14
jersey brigade	14
general peace	14
redstone creek	14
human events	14
french indians	14
military reputation	14
confidence reposed	14
jared sparks	14
american commissioners	14
now known	14
john dickinson	14
congress also	14
wall street	14
free constitution	14
just pride	14
public services	14
beverly robinson	14
british regiments	14
large quantities	14
within five	14
may tend	14
another campaign	14
great portion	14
little ones	14
public welfare	14
war might	14
time enough	14
great quantity	14
washington detached	14
skirmish ensued	14
indispensable duty	14
strongly posted	14
harvard college	14
colonel powers	14
general henry	14
three wounded	14
within cannon	14
colonel monckton	14
military knowledge	14
will serve	14
british commissioners	14
common danger	14
shall ever	14
government must	14
military honors	14
strong corps	14
military men	14
thirteen colonies	14
might soon	14
large enough	14
small stream	14
indian trade	14
old continental	14
soon put	14
following order	14
american eagle	14
combined army	14
will cause	14
official character	14
war broke	14
thirteen states	14
turn back	14
within half	14
reached new	14
army crossed	14
caught sight	14
offensive war	14
old soldiers	14
public view	14
public meetings	14
grateful people	14
british merchants	14
special mission	14
military power	14
charmed life	14
eleven thousand	14
count rochambeau	14
may seem	14
beaver creek	14
high place	14
never take	14
fine horses	14
immediately opposite	14
colonel st	14
army moved	14
political sentiments	14
wooded hills	13
recruiting service	13
shook hands	13
army consisted	13
indian trader	13
parent state	13
great theatre	13
mad anthony	13
england militia	13
well educated	13
public office	13
may safely	13
come home	13
set apart	13
real character	13
general plan	13
avowed purpose	13
thought best	13
one division	13
nothing less	13
social life	13
every instance	13
washington advised	13
light dragoons	13
made commander	13
raising revenue	13
revolutionary struggle	13
thomas mifflin	13
nearly four	13
thousand persons	13
domestic affairs	13
spyt den	13
indian scouts	13
appointed brigadier	13
intelligent men	13
excellency general	13
called together	13
much good	13
british west	13
bear arms	13
proper occasion	13
union farm	13
great proportion	13
went forth	13
sincere friend	13
conduct toward	13
colonel warner	13
hope will	13
comprehensive view	13
james monroe	13
admiral byron	13
blue coat	13
three sides	13
existing government	13
every species	13
thought advisable	13
colonial assemblies	13
well aware	13
may judge	13
hardy enough	13
became president	13
military chest	13
make laws	13
general varnum	13
great things	13
eleven years	13
elizabethtown point	13
subsequent events	13
general terms	13
far greater	13
now stands	13
resolution passed	13
seventeen thousand	13
den duivel	13
will accept	13
great republic	13
india islands	13
whole body	13
advanced parties	13
remain long	13
two battalions	13
gloomy aspect	13
first term	13
south branch	13
john trumbull	13
left open	13
now offered	13
october th	13
ill will	13
well know	13
equal number	13
future time	13
second session	13
monsieur de	13
part taken	13
meet burgoyne	13
first consul	13
jersey line	13
second year	13
information respecting	13
little else	13
english people	13
various kinds	13
point aux	13
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creek indians	13