Patrick Henry and His WorldDoubleday, 1969 - 498 pages On May 29, 1765, a young backwoods lawyer named Patrick Henry rose in the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg, Virginia, and offered exciting resolutions that were the prelude to the American Declaration of Independence. This is an account of that young lawyer, the politics of his day, and his part in our early history. |
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Page 77
... received three times more ; that , in view of the recent court decision , he should have been paid at the market rate . Rising for the defense , Henry submitted a signed receipt showing that Maury had been paid £ 144 for his 1758 salary ...
... received three times more ; that , in view of the recent court decision , he should have been paid at the market rate . Rising for the defense , Henry submitted a signed receipt showing that Maury had been paid £ 144 for his 1758 salary ...
Page 115
... received only one petition— that from Pennsylvania , presented to him by Benjamin Franklin , the colony's resident agent in London . The petition stressed the point that Pennsylvanians had always been loyal subjects and were quite ...
... received only one petition— that from Pennsylvania , presented to him by Benjamin Franklin , the colony's resident agent in London . The petition stressed the point that Pennsylvanians had always been loyal subjects and were quite ...
Page 152
... received and misapplied . " To make collections for the Robinson estate , the executors could have gone to court and taken action for repayment against those who held Treasury " loans . " They chose not to do this for several reasons ...
... received and misapplied . " To make collections for the Robinson estate , the executors could have gone to court and taken action for repayment against those who held Treasury " loans . " They chose not to do this for several reasons ...
Contents
A Day to Remember | 1 |
A Hard School | 11 |
At Sheltons Tavern | 29 |
Copyright | |
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