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 127
... favour of the above resolutions were re - elected , while those who had voted against them were generally excluded in favour of candidates who favoured the popular opinions . Similar sentiments flew like lightning through the other colo ...
... favour of the above resolutions were re - elected , while those who had voted against them were generally excluded in favour of candidates who favoured the popular opinions . Similar sentiments flew like lightning through the other colo ...
Page 232
... favour of the measure . At the request of Mr. Rut- ledge , one of the representatives from South Carolina , the report of the committee was postponed one day , and in that interval , instruc- tions arrived from conventions in ...
... favour of the measure . At the request of Mr. Rut- ledge , one of the representatives from South Carolina , the report of the committee was postponed one day , and in that interval , instruc- tions arrived from conventions in ...
Page 546
... favour . So extravagant was their enthusiastic devotedness to France ; so acrimonious were their expressions against all the powers at war with the new republic , that a person less sanguine than Mr. Genet might have cherished the hope ...
... favour . So extravagant was their enthusiastic devotedness to France ; so acrimonious were their expressions against all the powers at war with the new republic , that a person less sanguine than Mr. Genet might have cherished the hope ...
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