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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction, Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Volume 2 |
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I . gone upon duty with only six or eight men . 1756 . The proportion of expense in
this case is so unjust and obvious , that your honour cannot want it to be proved .
Then , these men when raised , are to be continued only one month on duty ...
I . gone upon duty with only six or eight men . 1756 . The proportion of expense in
this case is so unjust and obvious , that your honour cannot want it to be proved .
Then , these men when raised , are to be continued only one month on duty ...
Page 102
As the power of parliament to impose duties , for the purpose of commercial
regulations , had never been doubted , it is possible that if the present mea . sure
had been adopted in the first instance , it might , as well as the act laying a duty
on ...
As the power of parliament to impose duties , for the purpose of commercial
regulations , had never been doubted , it is possible that if the present mea . sure
had been adopted in the first instance , it might , as well as the act laying a duty
on ...
Page 137
tion resolve on a repcal of all the duties except placed at the head of the
administration , and CHAP . ... It was thought indispensable to the maintenance of
the legislative supremacy of Great Britain , to retain the duty on some one article ,
and ...
tion resolve on a repcal of all the duties except placed at the head of the
administration , and CHAP . ... It was thought indispensable to the maintenance of
the legislative supremacy of Great Britain , to retain the duty on some one article ,
and ...
Page 153
1774 . pany , or with the intent to give operation to their revenue system in
America , drawbacks Measures to were allowed on tea exported to the colonies ,
le and the duty on that article exported by the duties . company was entirely taken
off .
1774 . pany , or with the intent to give operation to their revenue system in
America , drawbacks Measures to were allowed on tea exported to the colonies ,
le and the duty on that article exported by the duties . company was entirely taken
off .
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... and for so long as such provision should be made accordingly , to forbear , in
respect of such province or colony , to levy any duties , tax or assessment ; or to
impose any further duty , tax or assessment , except only such duties as it may be
...
... and for so long as such provision should be made accordingly , to forbear , in
respect of such province or colony , to levy any duties , tax or assessment ; or to
impose any further duty , tax or assessment , except only such duties as it may be
...
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| Title | 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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is ..., Volume 2 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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction, Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Bushrod Washington |
| Author | John Marshall |
| Publisher | C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2007 |
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