Annals of Annapolis, Comprising Sundry Notices of that Old City from the Period of the First Settlements in Its Vicinity in the Year 1649, Until the War of 1812 |
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... Defence - Offers Battle to Otter Sloop of War - Balls prohibited throughout the Province - A Declaration of the Delegates of Mary- land - Meeting of the Associations of the City of Annapolis — Their Proceedings - Maryland Troops leave ...
... Defence - Offers Battle to Otter Sloop of War - Balls prohibited throughout the Province - A Declaration of the Delegates of Mary- land - Meeting of the Associations of the City of Annapolis — Their Proceedings - Maryland Troops leave ...
Page xiii
... Defence of Annapolis - Tribute to the Memory of Washington — General Tureau , arrives at Annapolis - His Reception - William Pinkney arrives at Annapolis - His Reception - Public Dinner - Officers and Crew of the Frigate Philadelphia ...
... Defence of Annapolis - Tribute to the Memory of Washington — General Tureau , arrives at Annapolis - His Reception - William Pinkney arrives at Annapolis - His Reception - Public Dinner - Officers and Crew of the Frigate Philadelphia ...
Page 77
... defence . ' Whereupon , and upon full hearing on both sides , and after reading of the said major's commission and instructions from his lordship and council , was put the question , whether major Thomas Truman be guilty of the ...
... defence . ' Whereupon , and upon full hearing on both sides , and after reading of the said major's commission and instructions from his lordship and council , was put the question , whether major Thomas Truman be guilty of the ...
Page 78
... defence , it being greatly dishonourable , as well as unsafe and dangerous to lay any fine in such cases , and where such horrid crimes have been committed . ' " That the lower house of assembly having laid the impeachment soe high ...
... defence , it being greatly dishonourable , as well as unsafe and dangerous to lay any fine in such cases , and where such horrid crimes have been committed . ' " That the lower house of assembly having laid the impeachment soe high ...
Page 103
... defence of it . Your regulating and happy settlement of the civil constitution , both as to the courts of justice ; and in bringing us out of debt which the public was in , into a condition clear of debt and money in bank , by your ...
... defence of it . Your regulating and happy settlement of the civil constitution , both as to the courts of justice ; and in bringing us out of debt which the public was in , into a condition clear of debt and money in bank , by your ...
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Page 213 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Page 214 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
Page 175 - That no man shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land.
Page 214 - Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world; having taught a lesson useful to those who inflict and to those who feel oppression, you retire from the great theatre of action, with the blessings of your fellow-citizens—but the glory of your virtues will not terminate with your military command, it will continue to animate remotest ages.
Page 213 - You have conducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude, invariably regarding the rights of the civil power through all disasters and changes.
Page 212 - Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity offered the United States of becoming a respectable nation, I resign, with satisfaction, the appointment I accepted with diffidence : a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which, however, was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme power of the Union, and the patronage of Heaven.
Page 212 - MR. PRESIDENT : The great events on which my resignation depended having at length taken place, I have now the honor of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself before them, to surrender into their hands the trust committed to me, and to claim the indulgence of retiring from the service of my country.
Page 214 - ... of Almighty God, beseeching him to dispose the hearts and minds of its citizens, to improve the opportunity afforded them of becoming a happy and respectable nation. And for you, we address to him our earnest prayers, that a life so beloved, may be fostered with all his care; that your days may be happy as they have been illustrious; and that he will finally give you that reward which this world cannot give.
Page 91 - ... the first day of May, which shall be in the year of our Lord God one thousand...
Page 212 - While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings not to acknowledge in this place the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the gentlemen who have been attached to my person during the war. It was impossible the choice of confidential officers to compose my family should have been more fortunate. Permit me, sir, to recommend in particular those who have continued in the service to the present moment as worthy of the favorable notice and patronage...