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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... Town of Hampton - A Proclamation for Martial Law , and to fet the Negroes at liberty- Action near the Great - Bridge -- Connelly taken-- -His Scheme for raising the Indians defeated- Lord Dunmore reduces Norfolk to afhes , & c . THE ...
... Town of Hampton - A Proclamation for Martial Law , and to fet the Negroes at liberty- Action near the Great - Bridge -- Connelly taken-- -His Scheme for raising the Indians defeated- Lord Dunmore reduces Norfolk to afhes , & c . THE ...
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... town , in which it was fully fettled , that the Receiver - general of the colony's fecurity for paying the value of the powder , fhould be accepted as a reftitution , and that upon the inhabitants engaging for the future to guard both ...
... town , in which it was fully fettled , that the Receiver - general of the colony's fecurity for paying the value of the powder , fhould be accepted as a reftitution , and that upon the inhabitants engaging for the future to guard both ...
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... town and neigh- bourhood broke into the magazine , and carried off fome of the arms . Several members of the House of Burgeffes ufed their perfonal intereft and application in getting as many of them returned back as they could . It ...
... town and neigh- bourhood broke into the magazine , and carried off fome of the arms . Several members of the House of Burgeffes ufed their perfonal intereft and application in getting as many of them returned back as they could . It ...
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... town of York , where he would meet them , and remain till the bufinefs was finifhed . He concluded by representing , that unless they had a fincere and active regard of feizing the opportunity which was now offered by parliament , of ...
... town of York , where he would meet them , and remain till the bufinefs was finifhed . He concluded by representing , that unless they had a fincere and active regard of feizing the opportunity which was now offered by parliament , of ...
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... different parts , with whofe affistance- an attempt was made to burn a port town in an im- portant fituation called Hampton . It would appear that that the inhabitants had fome previous notice of this defign 26 AD . 1776 HISTORY OF.
... different parts , with whofe affistance- an attempt was made to burn a port town in an im- portant fituation called Hampton . It would appear that that the inhabitants had fome previous notice of this defign 26 AD . 1776 HISTORY OF.
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