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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Page 76
Both these acts , however , were disapproved in ' England , and the parliament
asserted its authority by a law passed in 1696 , declaring “ that all laws , bye -
laws , usages , and customs , which shall be in practice in any of the plantations ...
Both these acts , however , were disapproved in ' England , and the parliament
asserted its authority by a law passed in 1696 , declaring “ that all laws , bye -
laws , usages , and customs , which shall be in practice in any of the plantations ...
Page 128
America , every session of parliament was opened with information from the king
, that a disposition to refuse obedience to the laws , and to resist the authority of
the supreme legislature of the nation , still prevailed among his misguided ...
America , every session of parliament was opened with information from the king
, that a disposition to refuse obedience to the laws , and to resist the authority of
the supreme legislature of the nation , still prevailed among his misguided ...
Page 48
... have severally elected , constituted and appointed deputies to meet and sit in
general congress , in the city of Philadelphia , in order to obtain such
establishment , as that their religion , laws , and liberties , may not be subverted :
whereupon ...
... have severally elected , constituted and appointed deputies to meet and sit in
general congress , in the city of Philadelphia , in order to obtain such
establishment , as that their religion , laws , and liberties , may not be subverted :
whereupon ...
Page 49
Resolved , N . C . D . 5th , that the respective colonies are entitled to the common
law of England , and more especially to ... and pri . vileges granted and confirmed
to them by royal charters , or secured by their several codes of provincial laws .
Resolved , N . C . D . 5th , that the respective colonies are entitled to the common
law of England , and more especially to ... and pri . vileges granted and confirmed
to them by royal charters , or secured by their several codes of provincial laws .
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... the roman catholic religion in the province of Quebec , abolishing the equitable
system of English laws , and erecting a ... ( from so total a dissimilarity of religion ,
law , and government ) of the neighbouring British colonies , by the assistance ...
... the roman catholic religion in the province of Quebec , abolishing the equitable
system of English laws , and erecting a ... ( from so total a dissimilarity of religion ,
law , and government ) of the neighbouring British colonies , by the assistance ...
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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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