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The True George Washington: Friends: Military Friends
Military FriendsOne of the most curious circle of friends was that composed of Indians. After his mission among them in 1753, Washington wrote to a tribe and signed himself "your friend and…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 29, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 28, 1805October 30, 1805October 29, 1805 October 29th Tuesday 1805 a Cloudy morning wind Still from th West not hard, we Set out at day…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 28, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 27, 1806March 1, 1806February 28, 1806 Friday February 28th 1806. Reubin Fields and Collins set out this morning early on a hunting…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 16, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 15, 1806April 17, 1806April 16, 1806 Wednesday April 16th 1806. About 8 A.M. Capt. Clark passed the river with the two interpreters, the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, January 24, 1806
Day 1162 Day 1164 Lewis, January 24, 1806 Saturday January 24th 1806. Drewyer and Baptiest La Paage returned this morning in a large Canoe with Comowooll and six Clatsops. they brought two…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, April 21, 1806
Day 1343 Day 1345 Clark, April 21, 1806 Monday 21st April 1806 A fair Cold morning I found it useless to make any further attempts to trade horses with those unfriendly people who only…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 15, 1805
Day 595 Day 597 Lewis, April 15, 1805 Monday April 15th 1805. Set out at an early hour this morning. I walked on shore, and Capt. Clark continued with the party it being an invariable…Brewer's: Foot of a Page
The bottom of it, meaning the notes at the bottom of a page. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FootingFoot-pound A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P…Brewer's: Scotch Pint
(A). A Scotch pint = 2 English quarts. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Scotch PoundScotch Mist A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Act IV, Scene III
Scene IIIA road near the Shepherd's cottageEnter Autolycus, singingAutolycusWhen daffodils begin to peer, With heigh! the doxy over the dale, Why, then comes in the sweet o' the year; For the…Trending
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