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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The governor dissolves the assembly . . . . The members form and sign a non -
importation association . . . . Measures generally taken against the importation of
British manufactures . . . . General court again convened in Massachussetts .
The governor dissolves the assembly . . . . The members form and sign a non -
importation association . . . . Measures generally taken against the importation of
British manufactures . . . . General court again convened in Massachussetts .
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I see their situation , " said he , in a letter to the lieutenant governor , “ I know their
danger , and participate their sufferings , without having it in my power to give
them further relief than uncertain promises . In short , I see inevitable destruction
in ...
I see their situation , " said he , in a letter to the lieutenant governor , “ I know their
danger , and participate their sufferings , without having it in my power to give
them further relief than uncertain promises . In short , I see inevitable destruction
in ...
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II . prejudices of all thinking men against them , 1766 . and the real detestation in
which those disgraceful tumults were held , got the better of their resentment
against the governor , and an act of pardon to the offenders , and of indemnity to
the ...
II . prejudices of all thinking men against them , 1766 . and the real detestation in
which those disgraceful tumults were held , got the better of their resentment
against the governor , and an act of pardon to the offenders , and of indemnity to
the ...
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Two companies of artillery , driven into the October . harbour of Boston by stress
of weather , ap . plied to the governor for the necessary and usual supplies . He
laid the application before his council who advised that , “ in pursuance of the act
...
Two companies of artillery , driven into the October . harbour of Boston by stress
of weather , ap . plied to the governor for the necessary and usual supplies . He
laid the application before his council who advised that , “ in pursuance of the act
...
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Although the governor , judges , and other 1772 . high colonial officers had been
appointed by the crown , they had hitherto depended on the provincial
legislatures for their salaries ; and this dependence had always been highly
valued , as ...
Although the governor , judges , and other 1772 . high colonial officers had been
appointed by the crown , they had hitherto depended on the provincial
legislatures for their salaries ; and this dependence had always been highly
valued , as ...
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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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