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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... parties .... Disagreement between the secretaries of state and treasury..Letters from G. Washington on this subject ... Opposition to the excise law .... President's proclamation ... Insurrection and massacre in the island of St ...
... parties .... Disagreement between the secretaries of state and treasury..Letters from G. Washington on this subject ... Opposition to the excise law .... President's proclamation ... Insurrection and massacre in the island of St ...
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... party . The officers of the army , whose local prejudices had been weakened by as- sociating with each other , and whose experience had furnished lessons on the inefficacy of requi- sitions which were not soon to be forgotten , threw ...
... party . The officers of the army , whose local prejudices had been weakened by as- sociating with each other , and whose experience had furnished lessons on the inefficacy of requi- sitions which were not soon to be forgotten , threw ...
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... parties . It would therefore be the height of folly as well as injustice , to suppose one party alone obliged to a strict observance of the public faith , while the other might remain free to deviate from its own engagements as often as ...
... parties . It would therefore be the height of folly as well as injustice , to suppose one party alone obliged to a strict observance of the public faith , while the other might remain free to deviate from its own engagements as often as ...
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... party marked out for itself a more indulgent course . Viewing with extreme tenderness the case of the debtor , their efforts were unceasingly directed to his relief . To exact a faithful compliance with con- tracts was , in their ...
... party marked out for itself a more indulgent course . Viewing with extreme tenderness the case of the debtor , their efforts were unceasingly directed to his relief . To exact a faithful compliance with con- tracts was , in their ...
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... but the bill was rejected in the senate . Each party made great exertions at the ensuing elections , and those against paper emission obtained the victory . to 1787 . CHAP . II . part from the United States , GEORGE WASHINGTON . 87.
... but the bill was rejected in the senate . Each party made great exertions at the ensuing elections , and those against paper emission obtained the victory . to 1787 . CHAP . II . part from the United States , GEORGE WASHINGTON . 87.
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