Colonial Records of Pennsylvania, Volume 13

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Samuel Hazard
T. Fenn & Company, 1853 - Pennsylvania
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Page 9 - The said land to extend westward five degrees in longitude, to be computed from the said eastern bounds ; and the said lands to...
Page 736 - That he hath been pleased to conduct us in safety through all the perils and vicissitudes of the war; that he hath given us unanimity and resolution to adhere to our just rights, that he hath raised up a powerful ally to assist us in supporting them, and hath so far crowned our united efforts with success...
Page 736 - Vicissitudes of the War ; that he hath given us Unanimity and Resolution to adhere to our just Rights; that he hath raised up a powerful Ally to assist us in supporting them, and hath so far crowned our united Efforts with Success, that in the Course of the present Year Hostilities have ceased, and we are left in the undisputed Possession of our Liberties and Independence...
Page 551 - Seas as far as the Canary Islands Inclusively, whether in the Ocean or in the Mediterranean. Two months from the said Canary Islands as far as the Equinoctial Line or Equator ; and lastly, Five months in all other Parts of the World, without any Exception, or any other more particular description of Time or Place.
Page 9 - ... northward, then, by the said river, so far as it doth extend ; and from the head of the said river, the eastern...
Page 217 - A pardon may also be conditional; that is, the king may extend his mercy upon what terms he pleases, and may annex to his bounty a condition, either precedent or subsequent, on the performance whereof the validity of the pardon will depend ; and this by the
Page 370 - High Mightinesses the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, and...
Page 736 - States are not only happily rescued from the dangers and calamities to which they have been so long exposed, but their freedom, sovereignty and independence ultimately acknowledged. And whereas in the progress of a contest on which the most essential rights of human nature depended, the interposition of Divine Providence in our favor hath been most abundantly and most graciously manifested, and the citizens of these United States have every reason for praise and gratitude to the God of their salvation.
Page 94 - WHEREAS by depositions taken according to law, it appears that several evil-disposed persons have conspired to obstruct the execution of the Laws in the County of Luzerne, and have violently seized and carried off the person of Timothy Pickering, Esquire, an officer of government, whom they...
Page 156 - Ordered, That the prayer of the said petition be granted, and that the Auditors be directed to settle his account accordingly.

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