History of the Republic of the United States of America: As Traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and of His Contemporaries, Volume 3D. Appleton, 1859 - United States |
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... elected to Congress , averse to independence , withdraws from Congress , returns , draws Declaration of Independence , declines a re - election , resigns and hastens from Phil- adelphia - Again , in Burgesses , a reviser of the laws , ...
... elected to Congress , averse to independence , withdraws from Congress , returns , draws Declaration of Independence , declines a re - election , resigns and hastens from Phil- adelphia - Again , in Burgesses , a reviser of the laws , ...
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... elected to Con- gress - Hamilton urges Washington to accept the Presidency - Wash- ington's reluctance - Correspondence between them - Franklin pre- ferred by French Counsels - Distrust by France - Instructions to De Moustier - Office ...
... elected to Con- gress - Hamilton urges Washington to accept the Presidency - Wash- ington's reluctance - Correspondence between them - Franklin pre- ferred by French Counsels - Distrust by France - Instructions to De Moustier - Office ...
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... elect men who would spurn any proposition that had a tendency to curtail the privileges of the people , and who would protect them from judicial tyranny . " Having con- fined themselves , " it stated , " to constitutional measures , and ...
... elect men who would spurn any proposition that had a tendency to curtail the privileges of the people , and who would protect them from judicial tyranny . " Having con- fined themselves , " it stated , " to constitutional measures , and ...
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... elected by his native county to the House of Burgesses . There he took little part in debate , owing to a physical infirmity , ‡ of long duration , but became distinguished for his pen . Thus , when the political storm was rising , the ...
... elected by his native county to the House of Burgesses . There he took little part in debate , owing to a physical infirmity , ‡ of long duration , but became distinguished for his pen . Thus , when the political storm was rising , the ...
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... elected a deputy - substi- tute , in case Peyton Randolph should not attend , to the second Congress , where he took his seat , and prepared part of one of its most important documents - a declara- tion of the causes of taking up arms ...
... elected a deputy - substi- tute , in case Peyton Randolph should not attend , to the second Congress , where he took his seat , and prepared part of one of its most important documents - a declara- tion of the causes of taking up arms ...
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