Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1857 - 588 pages |
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Page 332
... Congress , on the 9th of July , ordered all letters received by members of Congress from any of the British commissioners , or their agents , or from any subject of the king of Great Britain , of a public nature , to be laid before them ...
... Congress , on the 9th of July , ordered all letters received by members of Congress from any of the British commissioners , or their agents , or from any subject of the king of Great Britain , of a public nature , to be laid before them ...
Page 333
... Congress , the assemblies , and all others , the free inha- Ditants of the colonies , in which they observed : " The policy , as well as the benevolence of Great Britain , have so far checked the extremes of war , when they tended to ...
... Congress , the assemblies , and all others , the free inha- Ditants of the colonies , in which they observed : " The policy , as well as the benevolence of Great Britain , have so far checked the extremes of war , when they tended to ...
Page 413
... Congress were limited ; and it was not to be expected that thirteen independent states , each jealous of its liberty , power , and property , would promptly , harmoniously , and vigorously com- bine their strength during a protracted ...
... Congress were limited ; and it was not to be expected that thirteen independent states , each jealous of its liberty , power , and property , would promptly , harmoniously , and vigorously com- bine their strength during a protracted ...
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