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He also said , that it had been removed in the night to prevent giving an alarm ;
and expressed great surprise at the people's assembling in arms ; -and further ,
observed , that he did not think it prudent to put powder into their hands in such a
...
He also said , that it had been removed in the night to prevent giving an alarm ;
and expressed great surprise at the people's assembling in arms ; -and further ,
observed , that he did not think it prudent to put powder into their hands in such a
...
Page 145
No person invested with any employment whatever in the extent of the United
States, and receiving, by virtue of that employment, either' by himself or through
the hands of any other for him, any salaries, wages, or emoluments whatever,
shall ...
No person invested with any employment whatever in the extent of the United
States, and receiving, by virtue of that employment, either' by himself or through
the hands of any other for him, any salaries, wages, or emoluments whatever,
shall ...
Page 273
Accidents of this nature falling out in the hands of Gené . ral Grey , or Sir William
Howe , carried a worse alpea , than if they had happened under the authority of a
Vaughan , a Grairt , or a Prevost . The professions of liberty which these first ...
Accidents of this nature falling out in the hands of Gené . ral Grey , or Sir William
Howe , carried a worse alpea , than if they had happened under the authority of a
Vaughan , a Grairt , or a Prevost . The professions of liberty which these first ...
Page 350
At length , no fuccour appearing , no rational ground ot hope of any kind
remaining , an exact account of the provisions was taken on the evening of the
13th of October , when it was found that the whole stock in hand , would afford no
more ...
At length , no fuccour appearing , no rational ground ot hope of any kind
remaining , an exact account of the provisions was taken on the evening of the
13th of October , when it was found that the whole stock in hand , would afford no
more ...
Page 357
This officer had the year before carried all things successfully with the greatest
judgment , and humanity also ; but all on a sudden the management was taken
out of his hands , and an officer appointed , who neither knew the country nor the
...
This officer had the year before carried all things successfully with the greatest
judgment , and humanity also ; but all on a sudden the management was taken
out of his hands , and an officer appointed , who neither knew the country nor the
...
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| Title | 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 2 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, James Murray |
| Author | James Murray |
| Publisher | Robson, 1780 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2012 |
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