Richard Bland, Conservator of Self-government in Eighteenth-century Virginia |
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... accepted a Place of Profit . " But Bland was immediately re - elected by the Prince George freeholders and he was back in the House ten 46 days later . It is not clear just what his " place of profit " was ; perhaps he accepted a post ...
... accepted a Place of Profit . " But Bland was immediately re - elected by the Prince George freeholders and he was back in the House ten 46 days later . It is not clear just what his " place of profit " was ; perhaps he accepted a post ...
Page 96
... accepted many of those innumerable administrative tasks that arise in the conduct of military operations . He even paid for the muskets and powder to arm te soldiers drawn from Prince George County out of his own pocket , so they could ...
... accepted many of those innumerable administrative tasks that arise in the conduct of military operations . He even paid for the muskets and powder to arm te soldiers drawn from Prince George County out of his own pocket , so they could ...
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... accepted the benefits of a society by living in it he gave his implicit consent to its laws , even if he was not ... acceptance of the obli- gations of being a member of the society , not because he was " virtually " represented in ...
... accepted the benefits of a society by living in it he gave his implicit consent to its laws , even if he was not ... acceptance of the obli- gations of being a member of the society , not because he was " virtually " represented in ...
Contents
An Apprentice Burgess | 31 |
The Pistole Fee Dispute ཎྜ | 95 |
The Two Penny Controversy | 123 |
Copyright | |
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