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... give us some information and advice , which we thankfully granted . They represented to us that the friends of government in Boston and in the Eastern States , in their corre- spondence with their friends in Pennsylvania and all the ...
... give us some information and advice , which we thankfully granted . They represented to us that the friends of government in Boston and in the Eastern States , in their corre- spondence with their friends in Pennsylvania and all the ...
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... give all pos- sible assistance to his allies , and that this advanced guard would be supported by his whole power ; and the strongest proof , which I can give you of it , is , that the whole detachment was ready to embark at Brest on ...
... give all pos- sible assistance to his allies , and that this advanced guard would be supported by his whole power ; and the strongest proof , which I can give you of it , is , that the whole detachment was ready to embark at Brest on ...
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... give thy honors to the day . " And may it prove an auspicious prelude to each ensuing season . You have this day to declare yourself head of a nation . “ And now , O Lord , my God , thou hast made thy servant ruler over the people . Give ...
... give thy honors to the day . " And may it prove an auspicious prelude to each ensuing season . You have this day to declare yourself head of a nation . “ And now , O Lord , my God , thou hast made thy servant ruler over the people . Give ...
Contents
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
John Adams writes his wife news of the Declaration of Inde | 21 |
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