Six Characters in Search of a Republic: Studies in the Political Thought of the American ColoniesRevised version of Part II of [the author's] Seedtime of the Republic. |
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Page 152
... leading families , and as such were bound by ties of blood and affection to dozens of other leading families . The immigrant founder of the line was Theodorick Bland of Westover , who came to Virginia from England in 1654 and prospered ...
... leading families , and as such were bound by ties of blood and affection to dozens of other leading families . The immigrant founder of the line was Theodorick Bland of Westover , who came to Virginia from England in 1654 and prospered ...
Page 208
... leading citizens . In 1694 Josiah had been stamped with the seal of righteousness that but one man in five could carry : church membership . The day Benjamin was born he was whisked across the street to be baptized in Old South Church ...
... leading citizens . In 1694 Josiah had been stamped with the seal of righteousness that but one man in five could carry : church membership . The day Benjamin was born he was whisked across the street to be baptized in Old South Church ...
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... leading colonists moved toward the dominion theory finally implied in the Declaration of Inde- pendence . Having passed and repassed through the inter- mediate stages - acknowledgment of Parliament's power to legislate for the colonies ...
... leading colonists moved toward the dominion theory finally implied in the Declaration of Inde- pendence . Having passed and repassed through the inter- mediate stages - acknowledgment of Parliament's power to legislate for the colonies ...
Contents
Apostle of Soul Liberty | 35 |
A Star of the First Magnitude | 79 |
Herald of Revolution | 116 |
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