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Page 61
... arrived from North Carolina and Virginia , who were joined by Robertson and seventy men from the garrison ; the whole amounting to about eighteen hundred . They marched rapidly , struck home upon the Cherokees , vanquished wherever they ...
... arrived from North Carolina and Virginia , who were joined by Robertson and seventy men from the garrison ; the whole amounting to about eighteen hundred . They marched rapidly , struck home upon the Cherokees , vanquished wherever they ...
Page 63
... arrived at its mouth , constructed a boat , in which they put three of the company , together with the baggage , to ... arrive IN TENNESSEE . 63.
... arrived at its mouth , constructed a boat , in which they put three of the company , together with the baggage , to ... arrive IN TENNESSEE . 63.
Page 64
... arrival in the country in 1796 , but could recite scenes of barbarity . General and Mrs. Robertson enumerated to me about twenty persons , then living , in West Tennessee , who had lost their scalps . The number that had lost their ...
... arrival in the country in 1796 , but could recite scenes of barbarity . General and Mrs. Robertson enumerated to me about twenty persons , then living , in West Tennessee , who had lost their scalps . The number that had lost their ...
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... arrived this summer at Road Island and entertained there , which may prove dangerous to the Colonies , thought meet to manifest their minds to the Governor there as followeth : GENT . We suppose you have understood that the last year a ...
... arrived this summer at Road Island and entertained there , which may prove dangerous to the Colonies , thought meet to manifest their minds to the Governor there as followeth : GENT . We suppose you have understood that the last year a ...
Page 83
... arrived in these parts of the world ) commonly known by the name of Quakers ; who are gen- erally conceived pernicious , either intentionally , or at leastwise in effect , even to the corrupting of good man- ners , and disturbing the ...
... arrived in these parts of the world ) commonly known by the name of Quakers ; who are gen- erally conceived pernicious , either intentionally , or at leastwise in effect , even to the corrupting of good man- ners , and disturbing the ...
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Page 121 - By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season : esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt ; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.
Page 120 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 86 - To the end the body of the commons may be preserved of honest and good men, it was ordered and agreed, that, for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same.
Page 65 - I, AB, do swear that I do from my heart abhor, detest and abjure as impious and heretical this damnable doctrine and position, that princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope or any authority of the see of Rome may be deposed or murdered by their subjects or any other whatsoever.
Page 65 - ... or successors, or any absolution of the said subjects from their obedience ; I will bear faith and true allegiance to his majesty, his heirs and successors, and him and them will defend, to the uttermost of my power, against all conspiracies and attempts whatsoever...
Page 26 - That whereas Mr. Williams had refused to join with the congregation at Boston, because they would not make a public declaration of their repentance for having communion with the churches of England, while they lived there ; and, besides, had declared his opinion, that the magistrate might not punish the breach of the Sabbath, nor any other offence, as it was a breach of the first table...
Page 48 - ... exercised his gifts amongst them and after some time was admitted a member of the church. And his teaching well approved, for the benefit whereof I still bless God, and am thankful to him, even for his sharpest admonitions and reproofs so far as they agreed with truth.
Page 186 - ... to vary the name ; for I feared lest it should be looked on as a vanity in me, and not as a respect in the king, as it truly was, to my father, whom he often mentions with praise.
Page 64 - We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
Page 64 - Majesty's dominions and countries; and that the Pope, neither of himself, nor by any authority of the Church or See of Rome, or by any other means with any other, hath any power or authority to depose the King, or to dispose...