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 Hon. 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, Band 2Richard Phillips, 1804 |
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... authority he had made pri- soners of several English subjects . He told me that the country be- longed to them ; that no Englishman had a right to trade upon those waters ; and that he had orders to make every person prisoner who ...
... authority he had made pri- soners of several English subjects . He told me that the country be- longed to them ; that no Englishman had a right to trade upon those waters ; and that he had orders to make every person prisoner who ...
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... clothed with the highest civil authority , having been ap- pointed governor of the colony . A complimentary address from the regiment , stating their pleasure . at 2 at his arrival and appointment , and the readiness with 64 THE LIFE OF.
... clothed with the highest civil authority , having been ap- pointed governor of the colony . A complimentary address from the regiment , stating their pleasure . at 2 at his arrival and appointment , and the readiness with 64 THE LIFE OF.
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... authority to search any house whatever for articles chargeable with duty suspected to be concealed in it . The right to grant special warrants was never contested ; but this grant of a general warrant was deemed con- trary to the ...
... authority to search any house whatever for articles chargeable with duty suspected to be concealed in it . The right to grant special warrants was never contested ; but this grant of a general warrant was deemed con- trary to the ...
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... authority which might rightfully be exercised by the mother country over her colo- nies had never been accurately defined . In Britain it had always been asserted , that parliament posses- sed the power of binding them in all cases ...
... authority which might rightfully be exercised by the mother country over her colo- nies had never been accurately defined . In Britain it had always been asserted , that parliament posses- sed the power of binding them in all cases ...
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... authority , other than that of the General Court , to impose on the colony any tax whatever ; and also asserting those principles of national liberty which are found in Magna Charta . Not long afterwards the legis- lature of New York ...
... authority , other than that of the General Court , to impose on the colony any tax whatever ; and also asserting those principles of national liberty which are found in Magna Charta . Not long afterwards the legis- lature of New York ...
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