Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Volume 4R. W. Pomeroy, 1823 - United States |
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... to the scene . To the artillery was ascribed the success of the day ; nor was Mr. Heyward without a trophy of victory , in the wound which he received from a : musket ball . In the disastrous attack upon Savan- 12 HEYWARD .
... to the scene . To the artillery was ascribed the success of the day ; nor was Mr. Heyward without a trophy of victory , in the wound which he received from a : musket ball . In the disastrous attack upon Savan- 12 HEYWARD .
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... dangers , nor indifferent to its morality . His life , estate , and reputation , he cast upon the waters of strife . A successful revolution could confer no more on him than on the humblest of his country- 16 HEYWARD .
... dangers , nor indifferent to its morality . His life , estate , and reputation , he cast upon the waters of strife . A successful revolution could confer no more on him than on the humblest of his country- 16 HEYWARD .
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... Success was problematical , and he could not doubt that the British ministers , embittered by opposition , and flushed by victory , would single out as victims , those who had been most active and influential in opposing their designs ...
... Success was problematical , and he could not doubt that the British ministers , embittered by opposition , and flushed by victory , would single out as victims , those who had been most active and influential in opposing their designs ...
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... success , our circumstances evi- dently demand measures of more prompt and cer- tain execution : it is incumbent , therefore , upon your legislative body , as a duty which they owe both to their own state and the continent at large , to ...
... success , our circumstances evi- dently demand measures of more prompt and cer- tain execution : it is incumbent , therefore , upon your legislative body , as a duty which they owe both to their own state and the continent at large , to ...
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... success , but have hopes that sufficient for their immediate use will be ob- tained . The state had made some provision in this way , at the time of raising the battalion in the begin- ( b ) See note B. ning of the year , a part of ...
... success , but have hopes that sufficient for their immediate use will be ob- tained . The state had made some provision in this way , at the time of raising the battalion in the begin- ( b ) See note B. ning of the year , a part of ...
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