The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction, Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Volume 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 - Presidents |
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Page 43
... effects while the cause exists . " Proceeding then to state the services of his regiment , he added , that under the disadvan- tageous restraints which had been enumerated , he must be permitted to observe , that the regiment had not ...
... effects while the cause exists . " Proceeding then to state the services of his regiment , he added , that under the disadvan- tageous restraints which had been enumerated , he must be permitted to observe , that the regiment had not ...
Page 46
... effects were not such as to prevent the French from re - enforcing their forts on the Ohio . Some prisoners taken - in a skirmish on Turtle creek , gave the information that the garrison of fort du Quesne now con- " sisted of six ...
... effects were not such as to prevent the French from re - enforcing their forts on the Ohio . Some prisoners taken - in a skirmish on Turtle creek , gave the information that the garrison of fort du Quesne now con- " sisted of six ...
Page 76
... effect . " And three years afterwards , an act was passed for the trial of pirates in America , in which is to be found the following very extraordinary clause . " Be it further declared , that if any of the governors , or any person or ...
... effect . " And three years afterwards , an act was passed for the trial of pirates in America , in which is to be found the following very extraordinary clause . " Be it further declared , that if any of the governors , or any person or ...
Page 80
... effect , and was only declaratory of an intention to be executed the ensuing year . At the same time other resolutions passed , laying new duties on the trade of the colonies , which being in the form of commercial regu- lations were ...
... effect , and was only declaratory of an intention to be executed the ensuing year . At the same time other resolutions passed , laying new duties on the trade of the colonies , which being in the form of commercial regu- lations were ...
Page 82
... effect an odious object , must have been rendered by such provisions as these . June . Whatever might have been the fate of the commercial regulations , the resolution con- cerning the duties on stamps excited a great and general ...
... effect an odious object , must have been rendered by such provisions as these . June . Whatever might have been the fate of the commercial regulations , the resolution con- cerning the duties on stamps excited a great and general ...
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