Connecticut as a Colony and as a State: Or, One of the Original Thirteen, Band 4Forrest Morgan, Samuel Hart, Jonathan Trumbull, Frank R. Holmes, Ellen Strong Bartlett Publishing Society of Connecticut, 1904 |
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Seite 215 - People, of what Nation, Condition or Quality soever, Barratry of the Master and Mariners, and of all other Perils, Losses and Misfortunes that have or shall come to the Hurt, Detriment, or Damage of the said Goods and Merchandises and Ship, &c., or any Part thereof...
Seite 215 - ... of the seas, men of war, fire, enemies, pirates, rovers, thieves, jettisons, letters of mart and countermart, surprisals, takings at sea, arrests, restraints, and detainments of all kings, princes, and people, of what nation, condition, or quality soever...
Seite 162 - If no person shall have a majority of the whole number of said votes, or if two or more shall have an equal and the greatest number of said votes, then said Assembly, on the second day of their session, by joint ballot of both Houses, shall proceed, without debate, to choose a Governor from a list of the names of the...
Seite 61 - He was the first man in this country that seized the whole question, and took the initiative, and determined to strike a blow, and not wait for the blow to be struck. That he did not succeed at Wilson's Creek was no fault of his, but the result of causes which he could not control. The act itself was as pure and godlike as any that ever characterized a soldier on the field of battle. I wish he could have lived; for he possessed many of those qualities which were needed in the first two or three years...
Seite 270 - And finally, to lead them from the Study of Nature to the Knowledge of themselves, and of the God of Nature, and their Duty to him, themselves, and one another, and every Thing that can contribute to their true Happiness, both here and hereafter.
Seite 162 - Governor from a list of the names of the two persons having the greatest number of votes, or of the names of the persons having an equal and highest number of votes so returned as aforesaid. The General Assembly shall by law prescribe the manner in which all questions concerning the election of a Governor, or Lieutenant-Governor, shall be determined.
Seite 320 - I desire to have exclusively pursued, is the uplifting of the lately emancipated population of the Southern States, and their posterity, by conferring on them the blessings of Christian education.
Seite 221 - Go to New York and pay the losses if it takes every dollar there," pointing to the packages, "and my own fortune besides." "Good, good!" responded the others. "We will stand by you with our fortunes also.
Seite 121 - The first great martyrs of the war — Ellsworth, Winthrop, Ward, and Lyon, were of Connecticut stock ; a Connecticut General, with Connecticut regiments, opened the battle of Bull Run and closed it ; and a Connecticut regiment was marshaled in front of the...
Seite 162 - ... made and laid before the general assembly then next to be holden, on the first day of the session thereof; and said assembly shall, after examination of the same, declare the person whom they shall find to be legally chosen, and give him notice accordingly. If no person shall have a majority of the whole number of said votes...