Nullification and Secession in the United States: A History of the Six Attempts During the First Century of the Republic |
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Page 87
... army of thirteen thousand was proposed in time of peace . Besides Washington , who was to be in supreme command , there were to be three major - gen- erals . The relation of these was a matter of impor- tance , for Washington was ...
... army of thirteen thousand was proposed in time of peace . Besides Washington , who was to be in supreme command , there were to be three major - gen- erals . The relation of these was a matter of impor- tance , for Washington was ...
Page 88
... army may have been simply vanity . But it is a fact that Hamilton , together with Pick- ering , had on foot a secret plot with Great Britain , to engage in a joint plundering expedition against Spanish possessions in America . The ...
... army may have been simply vanity . But it is a fact that Hamilton , together with Pick- ering , had on foot a secret plot with Great Britain , to engage in a joint plundering expedition against Spanish possessions in America . The ...
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... army of the United States , stationed on the frontier ; and the resistance to be ex- pected from Miranda , in case he should succeed in republicanizing the Mexicans . Colonel Burr appeared to have no difficulty in removing these ...
... army of the United States , stationed on the frontier ; and the resistance to be ex- pected from Miranda , in case he should succeed in republicanizing the Mexicans . Colonel Burr appeared to have no difficulty in removing these ...
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BURRS ATTEMPT AT CLEAVING THE UNION IN | 7 |
Thomas Jefferson 2 Instructions for the Deputies | 21 |
5 Jeffersons Original Draft of the Declaration | 37 |
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