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Christened with the name of the great general, irving was blessed by washington while still a boy of seven, and later came to know many of the prominent figures of the revolution. Jul 03, 2007 why the american revolution was almost a miracle. Nevertheless, in 1768 the lee family sold me to colonel washington for 61 pounds and 15 shillings, the british currency used by the colonials at the time. The work is based on records and papers given to marshall by washingtons family, but has received special renown because marshall was an actual contemporary of washington and served with him in the continental army. Life george washington commander chief american army through. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. As commander in chief of the continental army, chairman of the constitutional convention, and first president, this indispensable american served the struggling nation when its survival and form hung in balance.
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