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 Hon. 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, Volume 4Richard Phillips, 1805 - Presidents |
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... give effect to the late conciliatory acts of parliament , which had been proposed by Lord North , embarked for Europe . They had exerted unsuccessfully their utmost powers to effect the objects of their mission . The terms now offered ...
... give effect to the late conciliatory acts of parliament , which had been proposed by Lord North , embarked for Europe . They had exerted unsuccessfully their utmost powers to effect the objects of their mission . The terms now offered ...
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... give effect to the late conciliatory acts of parliament , which had been proposed by Lord North , embarked for Europe . They had exerted unsuccessfully their utmost powers to effect the objects of their mission . The terms now offered ...
... give effect to the late conciliatory acts of parliament , which had been proposed by Lord North , embarked for Europe . They had exerted unsuccessfully their utmost powers to effect the objects of their mission . The terms now offered ...
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... give the commissioners more satisfaction than to find that the extent of the future connection between the two countries would be determined on principles of mere rea- son , and considerations of mutual interest , on which they were ...
... give the commissioners more satisfaction than to find that the extent of the future connection between the two countries would be determined on principles of mere rea- son , and considerations of mutual interest , on which they were ...
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... give our minister sufficient ground to found an application on ) , to propose something more than a vague and indecisive plan , which even in the event of a total evacuation of the states by the enemy , may be rendered impracticable in ...
... give our minister sufficient ground to found an application on ) , to propose something more than a vague and indecisive plan , which even in the event of a total evacuation of the states by the enemy , may be rendered impracticable in ...
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... give efficacy to the measure . " But if Congress still think it necessary for me to proceed in the business , I must request their more definitive and explicit instructions , and that they will permit me , previous to transmitting the ...
... give efficacy to the measure . " But if Congress still think it necessary for me to proceed in the business , I must request their more definitive and explicit instructions , and that they will permit me , previous to transmitting the ...
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