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... present Plan should be permanent , either fall upon the colonies ( in which case it will be impracticable to settle the proportion each colony should bear ) , or become a burthen upon this country , which we humbly conceive would be ...
... present Plan should be permanent , either fall upon the colonies ( in which case it will be impracticable to settle the proportion each colony should bear ) , or become a burthen upon this country , which we humbly conceive would be ...
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... present year and the remainder of our cattle even were we to sell the whole , are totally inade- quate to the present demands for money — such has been our situation for a long time past — an amazing flood of law suits have taken place ...
... present year and the remainder of our cattle even were we to sell the whole , are totally inade- quate to the present demands for money — such has been our situation for a long time past — an amazing flood of law suits have taken place ...
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... present tax may be prolonged . We further pray that the Probate Courts may be regulated so as to be more expeditious and decisive in their opperation and less grievous to the subject as in the present mode . Many small estates are ...
... present tax may be prolonged . We further pray that the Probate Courts may be regulated so as to be more expeditious and decisive in their opperation and less grievous to the subject as in the present mode . Many small estates are ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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