An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof, with Its Various Successes and Disappointments, on Both Sides. By the Rev. James Murray, ...T. Robson, Head of the Groat-Market, R. Baldwin, No. 47, Pater-noster-Row, London, N. Frobisher, York, C. Elliot, Edinburgh, and Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow, 1780 - United States - 575 pages |
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... several schemes , for raising a revenue to fupport the credit of the mother country , by contriving ways and means to raise fums to pay the intereft of the national debt ; but as the number of penfioners were not reduced , and many ...
... several schemes , for raising a revenue to fupport the credit of the mother country , by contriving ways and means to raise fums to pay the intereft of the national debt ; but as the number of penfioners were not reduced , and many ...
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... one year 4d . for every almanack to serve for several years , duties to the fame amount refpectively for each year ; on inftrumcuts , proceed- ings , them legal protection , they were abfolved from all du- THE WAR IN AMERICA . 23.
... one year 4d . for every almanack to serve for several years , duties to the fame amount refpectively for each year ; on inftrumcuts , proceed- ings , them legal protection , they were abfolved from all du- THE WAR IN AMERICA . 23.
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... Several effays were written , not only a- gainst the expediency , but against the juftice , of this law , in feveral news - papers : one in particular had the title of the Constitutional Courant , containing matters , interefting to ...
... Several effays were written , not only a- gainst the expediency , but against the juftice , of this law , in feveral news - papers : one in particular had the title of the Constitutional Courant , containing matters , interefting to ...
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... several characters , and fententious aphorifms , fuited to the occafion , which were easily circulated , and as easily committed to memory ; and being ex- ceedingly expreffive , they had all the force of a great many arguments . Many of ...
... several characters , and fententious aphorifms , fuited to the occafion , which were easily circulated , and as easily committed to memory ; and being ex- ceedingly expreffive , they had all the force of a great many arguments . Many of ...
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... itself fufficiently able to defend itself against the French , without any affiff ance . Several of the colonies in former wars with ( tood ftood the whole power of the French without affift- ance THE WAR IN AMERICA . 45.
... itself fufficiently able to defend itself against the French , without any affiff ance . Several of the colonies in former wars with ( tood ftood the whole power of the French without affift- ance THE WAR IN AMERICA . 45.
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