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and promised to keep him in mind . – But that was all . When a lieutenant colonelcy in the Nassau Regiment became vacant , de Kalb applied for the post , but it was awarded to a favorite of the minister . It was rumored at the time that ...
and promised to keep him in mind . – But that was all . When a lieutenant colonelcy in the Nassau Regiment became vacant , de Kalb applied for the post , but it was awarded to a favorite of the minister . It was rumored at the time that ...
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To his repeated requests for the promised audience , Choiseul sent the reply that his receptions at the War Department were open to all who had anything to say to him . De Kalb went there to request an hour's interview , but Choiseul ...
To his repeated requests for the promised audience , Choiseul sent the reply that his receptions at the War Department were open to all who had anything to say to him . De Kalb went there to request an hour's interview , but Choiseul ...
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I have been promised further reenforcements of militia from Virginia and North Carolina ; but such is the dilatory manner in which all things are done here , that I cannot depend upon them , much less wait for them .
I have been promised further reenforcements of militia from Virginia and North Carolina ; but such is the dilatory manner in which all things are done here , that I cannot depend upon them , much less wait for them .
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