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 2 |
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Page 82
II . house laws and usages , many vexatious seizures 1764 . were made , for
which no redress could be obtained but in England . The penalties and forfeitures
too , accruing under the act , as if the usual authorities could not be trusted , were
...
II . house laws and usages , many vexatious seizures 1764 . were made , for
which no redress could be obtained but in England . The penalties and forfeitures
too , accruing under the act , as if the usual authorities could not be trusted , were
...
Page 184
... of that nation in their favour , as to obtain thereby a repeal of the obnoxious
acts , was fondly cherished and adhered to . ... that imports should have been
encouraged , and the largest possible stock of supplies for an army obtained .
... of that nation in their favour , as to obtain thereby a repeal of the obnoxious
acts , was fondly cherished and adhered to . ... that imports should have been
encouraged , and the largest possible stock of supplies for an army obtained .
Page 209
Braxton , who obtained from the king ' s receiver - general , a bill for the value of
the property which had been removed , with which he returned to the companies ,
and prevailed on them to relinquish a further prosecution of ...
Braxton , who obtained from the king ' s receiver - general , a bill for the value of
the property which had been removed , with which he returned to the companies ,
and prevailed on them to relinquish a further prosecution of ...
Page 252
IV . ber of troops for distant excursions , as might 1775 . safely penetrate far
enough to obtain adequate supplies . ... as to be obliged to return to their ships ,
frequently without having obtained such ample supplies as their situation
required .
IV . ber of troops for distant excursions , as might 1775 . safely penetrate far
enough to obtain adequate supplies . ... as to be obliged to return to their ships ,
frequently without having obtained such ample supplies as their situation
required .
Page 309
All hopes of relief having now vanished , and having endeavoured St . Johns in
vain to obtain some delay , the ... Scarcely was this first success obtained when
the fatal consequences of short inlistments began to discover themselves .
All hopes of relief having now vanished , and having endeavoured St . Johns in
vain to obtain some delay , the ... Scarcely was this first success obtained when
the fatal consequences of short inlistments began to discover themselves .
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| Title | 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 ..., Volume 2 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, Bushrod Washington |
| Author | John Marshall |
| Publisher | C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2007 |
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