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 75
... province ; but the doctrine seems still to have been extensively maintained , that acts of parliament possessed only an external obligation ; that they could regulate commerce , but not the interior affairs of the colonies . In the year ...
... province ; but the doctrine seems still to have been extensively maintained , that acts of parliament possessed only an external obligation ; that they could regulate commerce , but not the interior affairs of the colonies . In the year ...
Page 96
... province by governor Bernard , in a speech , rather in the spirit of the late , than of the present administration .... rather calculated to irritate , than assuage the angry passions which had lately been excited , The house of ...
... province by governor Bernard , in a speech , rather in the spirit of the late , than of the present administration .... rather calculated to irritate , than assuage the angry passions which had lately been excited , The house of ...
Page 98
... province , from passing any act until the requisition of parliament had been in every respect complied with . The persevering temper of Massachussetts had not yet found its way to New York , and = this measure produced the desired ...
... province , from passing any act until the requisition of parliament had been in every respect complied with . The persevering temper of Massachussetts had not yet found its way to New York , and = this measure produced the desired ...
Page 99
... province ? The governor in reply transmitted them the journals of the council , with an account of the expense incurred , and also informed them that he had no reason to expect the arrival of any additional body of troops . The house ...
... province ? The governor in reply transmitted them the journals of the council , with an account of the expense incurred , and also informed them that he had no reason to expect the arrival of any additional body of troops . The house ...
Page 100
... province ; and in the case of his exceeding his 1767. authority under the pressure of urgent necessity , February . it was his duty to seize the first occasion for laying the matter before that house . But parti- cular umbrage was ...
... province ; and in the case of his exceeding his 1767. authority under the pressure of urgent necessity , February . it was his duty to seize the first occasion for laying the matter before that house . But parti- cular umbrage was ...
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