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 2C.P. Wayne, 1804 - Generals |
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Page 75
... acts of parliament which concerned them , and which were expressly extended to them ; and we have seen the general court of Massachussetts , on a late occasion , explicitly recognising the same principle . This had , perhaps , become ...
... acts of parliament which concerned them , and which were expressly extended to them ; and we have seen the general court of Massachussetts , on a late occasion , explicitly recognising the same principle . This had , perhaps , become ...
Page 76
... act similar to that of Massachussetts , in which its own supremacy , not only in matters of taxation , but of general legislation , is expressly asserted . Both these acts , however , were disapproved in England , and the parliament ...
... act similar to that of Massachussetts , in which its own supremacy , not only in matters of taxation , but of general legislation , is expressly asserted . Both these acts , however , were disapproved in England , and the parliament ...
Page 77
... parliament in other respects , denied the right of that body to tax them internally . Their submission to the act for establishing a general post office , which was passed so early as the year 1710 , and which raised a revenue on the ...
... parliament in other respects , denied the right of that body to tax them internally . Their submission to the act for establishing a general post office , which was passed so early as the year 1710 , and which raised a revenue on the ...
Page 89
... acts of parliament , for levying taxes on them . Circular letters signed by the speaker , com- municating this recommendation , were ad- dressed to the several speakers of the respective provincial assemblies , and wherever they were in ...
... acts of parliament , for levying taxes on them . Circular letters signed by the speaker , com- municating this recommendation , were ad- dressed to the several speakers of the respective provincial assemblies , and wherever they were in ...
Page 95
... parliamentary leaders , who had been active in obtaining a repeal of the act ; and in ... acts , came a circular letter from secretary Conway , extolling " the moderation , the forbearance , the unexampled lenity and tenderness of parliament ...
... parliamentary leaders , who had been active in obtaining a repeal of the act ; and in ... acts , came a circular letter from secretary Conway , extolling " the moderation , the forbearance , the unexampled lenity and tenderness of parliament ...
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