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 Washington |
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Page 141
THE TEA DUTY . 141 between patriotism and right on the one hand , and loyalty and submission on the other , a new scheme entered the mind of Lord North , as if to hasten on the great catastrophe by which Britain was in a few years to be ...
THE TEA DUTY . 141 between patriotism and right on the one hand , and loyalty and submission on the other , a new scheme entered the mind of Lord North , as if to hasten on the great catastrophe by which Britain was in a few years to be ...
Page 306
... under the circumstances of this , to perform the common duties of soldiers , ( beside a number of men confined to ... hundred and ninety - eight men now in camp , unfit for duty , because they are barefoot , and otherwise naked .
... under the circumstances of this , to perform the common duties of soldiers , ( beside a number of men confined to ... hundred and ninety - eight men now in camp , unfit for duty , because they are barefoot , and otherwise naked .
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The members immediately entered upon the exercise of those powers so long refused under the Articles of Confederation . They imposed a tonnage duty as well as duties on various imported articles , steadily keeping in sight , however ...
The members immediately entered upon the exercise of those powers so long refused under the Articles of Confederation . They imposed a tonnage duty as well as duties on various imported articles , steadily keeping in sight , however ...
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