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 89
New Hampshire alone , although joining in the general opposition , declined
sending members to the congress ; and the legislatures of Virginia and North
Carolina were not in session . In the mean time , the papers teemed with the most
...
New Hampshire alone , although joining in the general opposition , declined
sending members to the congress ; and the legislatures of Virginia and North
Carolina were not in session . In the mean time , the papers teemed with the most
...
Page 158
It passed both houses with . out a division , and almost without opposition . Soon
after this , a bill was brought in for better rogulating the government of the
province of Massachussetts Bay . By this act , the charter was totally subverted ,
and the ...
It passed both houses with . out a division , and almost without opposition . Soon
after this , a bill was brought in for better rogulating the government of the
province of Massachussetts Bay . By this act , the charter was totally subverted ,
and the ...
Page 194
After the passage of the bill for restraining the trade of New England , information
was received that the inhabitants of the middle and southern colonies were
support . ing their northern brethren in every measure of opposition . In
consequence ...
After the passage of the bill for restraining the trade of New England , information
was received that the inhabitants of the middle and southern colonies were
support . ing their northern brethren in every measure of opposition . In
consequence ...
Page 274
... either dispose the colonists towards it , or strengthen the opinion in Great
Britain , that it was the real object of those who had opposed the legislative
supremacy claimed by parliament . It was not without much opposition that a
resolution was ...
... either dispose the colonists towards it , or strengthen the opinion in Great
Britain , that it was the real object of those who had opposed the legislative
supremacy claimed by parliament . It was not without much opposition that a
resolution was ...
Page 41
Governor Hutchinson and his adherents having been used to represent the party
in opposition , as only an uneasy factious few in Boston , while the body of the
people were quite contented ; mr . Samuel Adams was thereby induced to visit mr
.
Governor Hutchinson and his adherents having been used to represent the party
in opposition , as only an uneasy factious few in Boston , while the body of the
people were quite contented ; mr . Samuel Adams was thereby induced to visit mr
.
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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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