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 125
... passed the Commons by a majority of two hundred and fifty to fifty . In the House of Lords it met with no opposition ; and on the 22d of March received the royal assent , though it was not to take effect until the first of No- vember ...
... passed the Commons by a majority of two hundred and fifty to fifty . In the House of Lords it met with no opposition ; and on the 22d of March received the royal assent , though it was not to take effect until the first of No- vember ...
Page 144
... passed without a division . In the House of Lords , however , it encountered a stronger opposition from certain noble- men of eminence and talent , particularly Rockingham , Shelburne , and Richmond ; but the debates have not been ...
... passed without a division . In the House of Lords , however , it encountered a stronger opposition from certain noble- men of eminence and talent , particularly Rockingham , Shelburne , and Richmond ; but the debates have not been ...
Page 242
... passed the heights , and descended into the plain on the side of Brooklyn . Early in the morning General De Heister , at Flatbush , and General Grant , upon the western coast , opened a cannonade upon the American troops , and began to ...
... passed the heights , and descended into the plain on the side of Brooklyn . Early in the morning General De Heister , at Flatbush , and General Grant , upon the western coast , opened a cannonade upon the American troops , and began to ...
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