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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A strong confirmatory resolution , passed by a vote of 92 to 17 , was its answer . This resolution , however , was not adopted until after several ineffectual attempts at explanation , which resulted only in recrimination and defiance .
A strong confirmatory resolution , passed by a vote of 92 to 17 , was its answer . This resolution , however , was not adopted until after several ineffectual attempts at explanation , which resulted only in recrimination and defiance .
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The bill passed without a division . In the House of Lords , however , it encountered a stronger opposition from certain noblemen of eminence and talent , particularly Rockingham , Shelburne , and Richmond ; but the debates have not ...
The bill passed without a division . In the House of Lords , however , it encountered a stronger opposition from certain noblemen of eminence and talent , particularly Rockingham , Shelburne , and Richmond ; but the debates have not ...
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At daylight he 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 ...
At daylight he 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 ...
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| Title | 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 |
| Author | John Frost |
| Publisher | Leary & Getz, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 588 pages |
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