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The Councils and Assemblies Negro slavery . . Convicts or bond-servants The
native Indian tribes Ineffectual attempts to convert them d luxury ----- -----------
Their passion for ardent spirits. Restrictions on trade imposed by England Saying
of ...
The Councils and Assemblies Negro slavery . . Convicts or bond-servants The
native Indian tribes Ineffectual attempts to convert them d luxury ----- -----------
Their passion for ardent spirits. Restrictions on trade imposed by England Saying
of ...
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The “Cavendish Creed” . • - Dr. Blackstone . • - - • Action of Wilkes against Lord
Halifax Saying of Dr. Franklin - - Proceedings in America . Sir Francis Bernard . -
Seizure of the “Liberty" sloop The Massachusetts Assembly The Boston Meetings
.
The “Cavendish Creed” . • - Dr. Blackstone . • - - • Action of Wilkes against Lord
Halifax Saying of Dr. Franklin - - Proceedings in America . Sir Francis Bernard . -
Seizure of the “Liberty" sloop The Massachusetts Assembly The Boston Meetings
.
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... hearkened willingly to an overture from the English Ministers for a surrender of
their powers of Government to the Crown, and the two Jerseys were then re-
united under the same Governor, the same Council, the same House of
Assembly.
... hearkened willingly to an overture from the English Ministers for a surrender of
their powers of Government to the Crown, and the two Jerseys were then re-
united under the same Governor, the same Council, the same House of
Assembly.
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Though many other sectarians had arrived as settlers, the Quakers still formed a
majority in the House of Assembly, and found it hard to reconcile their principles
of peace with the frequent demands of the Crown for military aid. Franklin, who ...
Though many other sectarians had arrived as settlers, the Quakers still formed a
majority in the House of Assembly, and found it hard to reconcile their principles
of peace with the frequent demands of the Crown for military aid. Franklin, who ...
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Thus it had an Assembly of its own, but that Assembly was in general convened
by the Pennsylvanian Governor, and the province was often designated by the
dubious phrase of “the “Lower Counties.” The Colony next in order owes its ...
Thus it had an Assembly of its own, but that Assembly was in general convened
by the Pennsylvanian Governor, and the province was often designated by the
dubious phrase of “the “Lower Counties.” The Colony next in order owes its ...
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| Title | History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713-1783 Volume 269 of Collection of British authors History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713-1783, Earl Philip Henry Stanhope |
| Author | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope |
| Publisher | Tauchnitz, 1853 |
| Original from | Ghent University |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2017 |
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