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 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 - Presidents |
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Page 120
... town meeting a few days after this event , praying the removal of the Romney , after representing the grievances of which the people complained , and the remon- strances which had been transmitted to parlia- ment , and the petitions to ...
... town meeting a few days after this event , praying the removal of the Romney , after representing the grievances of which the people complained , and the remon- strances which had been transmitted to parlia- ment , and the petitions to ...
Page 122
... town meeting to wait on his excellency , and September . know on what the suspicions he had expressed were founded , and also to pray him to convene another general assembly . The answer of the governor confirmed their fears respecting ...
... town meeting to wait on his excellency , and September . know on what the suspicions he had expressed were founded , and also to pray him to convene another general assembly . The answer of the governor confirmed their fears respecting ...
Page 123
... undoubted natural rights of British subjects . That the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Boston would , at the peril of CHAP . 11 . 1768 . 1768 . CHAP . II . their lives and fortunes R 2 GEORGE WASHINGTON . 123.
... undoubted natural rights of British subjects . That the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Boston would , at the peril of CHAP . 11 . 1768 . 1768 . CHAP . II . their lives and fortunes R 2 GEORGE WASHINGTON . 123.
Page 124
... town would then make choice of a suitable number of persons to act for them as a committee in a convention , to be held at Faneuil hall in Boston with such as might be sent to join them from the several towns in the province . " These ...
... town would then make choice of a suitable number of persons to act for them as a committee in a convention , to be held at Faneuil hall in Boston with such as might be sent to join them from the several towns in the province . " These ...
Page 125
... towns to consult and advise on such measures as might tend to promote the peace and good order of his majesty's ... town would oppose their landing , and precipitate the province into a civil war . The day before the convention rose ...
... towns to consult and advise on such measures as might tend to promote the peace and good order of his majesty's ... town would oppose their landing , and precipitate the province into a civil war . The day before the convention rose ...
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