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I think it incumbent on me , ' wrote Franklin , to declare , for the prevention of further mischief , that I alone am the person who obtained and transmitted to Boston the letters in question . Mr. Whately could not communicate them ...
I think it incumbent on me , ' wrote Franklin , to declare , for the prevention of further mischief , that I alone am the person who obtained and transmitted to Boston the letters in question . Mr. Whately could not communicate them ...
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... Virginia was alarmed by the rumor that the plan of transporting accused persons to Britain for trial was to be adopted . ... and no person belonging to the council behaved with decent gravity , except Lord North , who came in late .
... Virginia was alarmed by the rumor that the plan of transporting accused persons to Britain for trial was to be adopted . ... and no person belonging to the council behaved with decent gravity , except Lord North , who came in late .
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in the name of his principals the difficulties which had arisen with respect to addressing the letters , and declaring their high esteem for his person and character , and that they did not mean to derogate from the respect due to his ...
in the name of his principals the difficulties which had arisen with respect to addressing the letters , and declaring their high esteem for his person and character , and that they did not mean to derogate from the respect due to his ...
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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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