A Library of Universal Literature: In 4 Parts, Comprising Science, Biography, Fiction and the Great Orations. Pt.3: Orations, Band 6Collier, 1900 |
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... representative at the English Court . In 1775 , when he saw that a conflict between the mother country and the colonies was almost inevitable , he again set sail for Philadelphia , and on the very morning of his arrival was elected by ...
... representative at the English Court . In 1775 , when he saw that a conflict between the mother country and the colonies was almost inevitable , he again set sail for Philadelphia , and on the very morning of his arrival was elected by ...
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... representative from Boston to the colonial assembly , and he was re - elected to that post nearly every year during ... representatives to the first Continental Con- gress . Four years later his public career was brought to a close . He ...
... representative from Boston to the colonial assembly , and he was re - elected to that post nearly every year during ... representatives to the first Continental Con- gress . Four years later his public career was brought to a close . He ...
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... Representatives : A MONG the vicissitudes incident to life , no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that of which the notification was transmitted by your order , and received on the fourth day of the present month ...
... Representatives : A MONG the vicissitudes incident to life , no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that of which the notification was transmitted by your order , and received on the fourth day of the present month ...
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... representatives , but it is necessary that public opinion should co - operate . To facilitate to them the performance of their duty , it is es- sential that you should practically bear in mind that toward the payment of debts there must ...
... representatives , but it is necessary that public opinion should co - operate . To facilitate to them the performance of their duty , it is es- sential that you should practically bear in mind that toward the payment of debts there must ...
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... of my plan . Sanctioned by your approving voice , and by that of your representatives in both Houses of Con- gress , the spirit of that measure has continually governed me , uninfluenced by any attempts to deter or divert 44 WASHINGTON.
... of my plan . Sanctioned by your approving voice , and by that of your representatives in both Houses of Con- gress , the spirit of that measure has continually governed me , uninfluenced by any attempts to deter or divert 44 WASHINGTON.
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