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, Volume 2Robson, 1780 |
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... give fome fanction to the holding of a convention : upon which a provincial congrefs was affembled in the month of March , 1775 , who under colour of an old law of the year 1738 , which was ftill faid to be in force , took measures for ...
... give fome fanction to the holding of a convention : upon which a provincial congrefs was affembled in the month of March , 1775 , who under colour of an old law of the year 1738 , which was ftill faid to be in force , took measures for ...
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... give his affent to them , and finish the feflion . They took notice that though the bufinefs had been greatly impeded by his abfence from the feat of government , and they had fubmitted to the inconveniences of repeatedly fending their ...
... give his affent to them , and finish the feflion . They took notice that though the bufinefs had been greatly impeded by his abfence from the feat of government , and they had fubmitted to the inconveniences of repeatedly fending their ...
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... give any information , aid , or affistance to any British troops as thould at any time arrive in it ; fo they were to be entirely free in their conduct , otherwise to enjoy a fafe neutrality , and to fuffer no moleftation for their not ...
... give any information , aid , or affistance to any British troops as thould at any time arrive in it ; fo they were to be entirely free in their conduct , otherwise to enjoy a fafe neutrality , and to fuffer no moleftation for their not ...
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... give a more particular account of the armies within and about Boston . By the delays and misfortunes which the tranfports and victuallers from England and Ireland experienced our forces in Boston were reduced to great diftrefs . --What ...
... give a more particular account of the armies within and about Boston . By the delays and misfortunes which the tranfports and victuallers from England and Ireland experienced our forces in Boston were reduced to great diftrefs . --What ...
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... give any fanction . Severe afflictions brought on in the course of providence , in which men have themselves no active hand , may be borne with patience and fortitude , in hopes of better things ; but when men rufh wilfully into ...
... give any fanction . Severe afflictions brought on in the course of providence , in which men have themselves no active hand , may be borne with patience and fortitude , in hopes of better things ; but when men rufh wilfully into ...
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