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Title: Washington, the man of action
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Hill, Frederick Trevor, 1866-1930 Job, 1858-1931, ill
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799
Publisher: New York, London : D. Appleton and Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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ugh his activities in other direc-tions multiplied as they had done atValley Forge. In fact, the situationsoon became far worse than it hadbeen during the preceding year, forCongress not only left undonethose things which it ought tohave done, but did many thingswhich it ought not to have done,with dire results to the country andthe cause it was supposed to pro- 243 WASHINGTON tect. In the first place, despiteWashingtons protest, it appointedthe self-seeking Gates to defendthe South against the army whichClinton had despatched to harassthat region; and, in the secondplace, it unjustly accused Bene-dict Arnold of improper conductas an officer, denied him a prompthearing of the charges broughtagainst him, and after he hadbeen exonerated from all blame,abused and persecuted him almostbeyond endurance. Washington waspowerless to prevent these foolishand dangerous proceedings, but 244 Surrender of Cornwallis(October 19, 1781) ? 3 •-i _,--v_— 7 cVT^ •j; V !> t:i ^irrt^JS^? -X>V^
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