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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... hands . Such daring proceedings would have probably roufed a man lefs fufceptible of an affront than Lord Dunmore , and have produced fome enquiry into the cause thereof . His Lordfhir , instead of making a particular enquiry into the ...
... hands . Such daring proceedings would have probably roufed a man lefs fufceptible of an affront than Lord Dunmore , and have produced fome enquiry into the cause thereof . His Lordfhir , instead of making a particular enquiry into the ...
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... hands in fuch a fituation . Whether this anfwer fatisfied the magiftrates or not does not appear very evident , but for the prefent they prevailed on the people to retire quietly to their houfes , without any particular outrage being ...
... hands in fuch a fituation . Whether this anfwer fatisfied the magiftrates or not does not appear very evident , but for the prefent they prevailed on the people to retire quietly to their houfes , without any particular outrage being ...
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... hands and power of an enraged Governor , whỏ had declared them guilty of rebellion , and threatened them with military laws , would have been an inftance of imprudence unworthy of any people of common fenfe . The Governor's general ...
... hands and power of an enraged Governor , whỏ had declared them guilty of rebellion , and threatened them with military laws , would have been an inftance of imprudence unworthy of any people of common fenfe . The Governor's general ...
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... hand they were determined , at the peril of the extremeft hazards , to maintain their just rights and privileges ; fo on the other hand , it was their fixed and unalterable refolu- tion to disband fuch forces as were for the defence of ...
... hand they were determined , at the peril of the extremeft hazards , to maintain their just rights and privileges ; fo on the other hand , it was their fixed and unalterable refolu- tion to disband fuch forces as were for the defence of ...
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... hand , and ready to profit by any favourable occafion that of- fered . Some fuch fyftem as this he feems to have intend- ed to pursue for by degrees he equipped and D arme armed a number of veffels , of different kinds and A. D. 1776 ...
... hand , and ready to profit by any favourable occafion that of- fered . Some fuch fyftem as this he feems to have intend- ed to pursue for by degrees he equipped and D arme armed a number of veffels , of different kinds and A. D. 1776 ...
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