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To have put themselves into the hands and power of an enraged Governor , who
had declared them guilty of rebellion ; and threatened them with military laws ,
would have been an instance of imprudénce unworthy of any people of common
...
To have put themselves into the hands and power of an enraged Governor , who
had declared them guilty of rebellion ; and threatened them with military laws ,
would have been an instance of imprudénce unworthy of any people of common
...
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They therefore came to a resolution to declare themselves independent states ,
and to renounce all allegiance to the British government , and all political
connection with the mother country , in their declaration of independency puts 1 ...
They therefore came to a resolution to declare themselves independent states ,
and to renounce all allegiance to the British government , and all political
connection with the mother country , in their declaration of independency puts 1 ...
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brovided with officers, armed and equipped in the same manner as the
contingent, unless the legislative body of that, or of those of the States to whom
the requisition shall have been made, should deem it dangerous for themselves
to be ...
brovided with officers, armed and equipped in the same manner as the
contingent, unless the legislative body of that, or of those of the States to whom
the requisition shall have been made, should deem it dangerous for themselves
to be ...
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On this account the King's forces , imagining there was now no'danger , began to
enjoy themselves in their winter quarters , and lived in a fecurity confistent with
their ideas of safety . Colo : del Rall , a brave and experienced officer , was
station ...
On this account the King's forces , imagining there was now no'danger , began to
enjoy themselves in their winter quarters , and lived in a fecurity confistent with
their ideas of safety . Colo : del Rall , a brave and experienced officer , was
station ...
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... several of the Hessians that had been out plundering in the country , and
accordingly absent from their dety that morning , took the same way of saving
themselves , while their crime was concealed under the général trisfortune . - The
loss of ...
... several of the Hessians that had been out plundering in the country , and
accordingly absent from their dety that morning , took the same way of saving
themselves , while their crime was concealed under the général trisfortune . - The
loss of ...
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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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