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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Any opinion , therefore , that the spirit of independence had an early origin , and a progressive growth , with a direct aim to a separation , or the prospect of such a an event , must be a mere inference , sanctioned only by the ...
Any opinion , therefore , that the spirit of independence had an early origin , and a progressive growth , with a direct aim to a separation , or the prospect of such a an event , must be a mere inference , sanctioned only by the ...
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I therefore beg leave to give it as my humble opinion , that eighty - eight battalions are by no means equal to the opposition you are to make , and that a moment's time is not to be lost in raising a greater number — not less , in my ...
I therefore beg leave to give it as my humble opinion , that eighty - eight battalions are by no means equal to the opposition you are to make , and that a moment's time is not to be lost in raising a greater number — not less , in my ...
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“ And further , your committee beg leave to report it as their opinion , that these United States cannot , with propriety , hold any conference with any commissioners on the part of Great Britain , unless they shall , as a preliminary ...
“ And further , your committee beg leave to report it as their opinion , that these United States cannot , with propriety , hold any conference with any commissioners on the part of Great Britain , unless they shall , as a preliminary ...
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