The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the Independence of the United States of America, Volume 2author, 1788 - United States |
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... obliged therefore , for the time mentioned , to patrole the guards every night , which gave him a round of nine miles to traverse . men . The Maffachusetts congrefs allotted to the different towns , the five thousand poor expected out ...
... obliged therefore , for the time mentioned , to patrole the guards every night , which gave him a round of nine miles to traverse . men . The Maffachusetts congrefs allotted to the different towns , the five thousand poor expected out ...
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... execution . The night was very dark , but the action continued all through it . To- ward morning the fchooner got aground upon Winni- fimmet ferry ways ; the British were obliged to aban- fimmet 24 THE HISTORY OF THE.
... execution . The night was very dark , but the action continued all through it . To- ward morning the fchooner got aground upon Winni- fimmet ferry ways ; the British were obliged to aban- fimmet 24 THE HISTORY OF THE.
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William Gordon. fimmet ferry ways ; the British were obliged to aban- don her , and the provincials boarded , and after ftripping her of every thing valuable , fet her on fire . They loft not a man , and had only three wounded , not one ...
William Gordon. fimmet ferry ways ; the British were obliged to aban- don her , and the provincials boarded , and after ftripping her of every thing valuable , fet her on fire . They loft not a man , and had only three wounded , not one ...
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... obliged them to have a recourse to province notes , which they ftruck off night and day , for the advance pay of the men who had in- lifted . " · 3 . They were better off as to provifion , and established 10 . a too plentiful allowance ...
... obliged them to have a recourse to province notes , which they ftruck off night and day , for the advance pay of the men who had in- lifted . " · 3 . They were better off as to provifion , and established 10 . a too plentiful allowance ...
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... obliging manner , the widow and the orphan with his advice , whenever their bufinefs called them be- fore him . As chief juftice he was not exceptionable , only when he supported the cause of government against the claims of the people ...
... obliging manner , the widow and the orphan with his advice , whenever their bufinefs called them be- fore him . As chief juftice he was not exceptionable , only when he supported the cause of government against the claims of the people ...
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Page 211 - WHEREAS, his Britannic majesty, in conjunction with the lords and commons of Great Britain, has, by a late act of parliament, excluded the inhabitants of these united colonies from the protection of his crown. AND WHEREAS, no answer whatever to the humble petitions of the colonies for redress of grievances and reconciliation with Great Britain, has been, or is likely to be given, but the whole force of that kingdom, aided by foreign mercenaries, is...
Page 211 - Britain ; and it is necessary that the exercise of every kind of authority under the said Crown should be totally suppressed, and all the powers of Government exerted under the authority of the people of the Colonies for the preservation of internal peace, virtue, and good order, as well as for the defence of their lives, liberties, and properties, against the hostile invasions, and cruel depredations of their enemies...
Page 53 - Honor, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them, if we basely entail hereditary bondage upon them.
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