The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Volume 5C.P. Wayne, 1807 - Generals |
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... congress ... Pre- sident's speech ... Mr. Adet succeeds Mr. Fauchet ... The house of representatives call upon the president for papers relating to the treaty with Great Britain ... He declines sending them ... Debates upon the treaty ...
... congress ... Pre- sident's speech ... Mr. Adet succeeds Mr. Fauchet ... The house of representatives call upon the president for papers relating to the treaty with Great Britain ... He declines sending them ... Debates upon the treaty ...
Page 121
... house of representatives from an earlier resort to force , at length determined , with the advice of council , on a vigorous exertion of all the powers he possessed , for the protection and defence of the common- wealth . Upwards of ...
... house of representatives from an earlier resort to force , at length determined , with the advice of council , on a vigorous exertion of all the powers he possessed , for the protection and defence of the common- wealth . Upwards of ...
Page 151
... congress such an habitual disregard of punctuality in their attendance on that body , that although the new government was to com- mence its operations on the fourth of March 1789 , a house of representatives were not formed until the ...
... congress such an habitual disregard of punctuality in their attendance on that body , that although the new government was to com- mence its operations on the fourth of March 1789 , a house of representatives were not formed until the ...
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... house of representatives . It concerns myself , and will therefore be as brief as possible . When I was first honoured with a call into the service of my country , then on the eve of an arduous struggle for its liberties , the light in ...
... house of representatives . It concerns myself , and will therefore be as brief as possible . When I was first honoured with a call into the service of my country , then on the eve of an arduous struggle for its liberties , the light in ...
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... representatives , as soon as it could be introduced . The qualification of the members was succeeded by a motion for the house ... congress , and had already received the ap- probation of a majority of the states ; to which he CHAP . III ...
... representatives , as soon as it could be introduced . The qualification of the members was succeeded by a motion for the house ... congress , and had already received the ap- probation of a majority of the states ; to which he CHAP . III ...
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