Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... can have ; they were written by men of keen observation and historical imagination , who had actually lived with Indians and frontiersmen . Gordian knots which only war could sever . Of these 2727 b THE TAXATION QUESTION , 1764–70 xvii.
... can have ; they were written by men of keen observation and historical imagination , who had actually lived with Indians and frontiersmen . Gordian knots which only war could sever . Of these 2727 b THE TAXATION QUESTION , 1764–70 xvii.
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... observe such regulations as we shall at any time think fit , by ourselves or commissaries to be appointed for this purpose , to direct and appoint for the benefit of the said trade . And we do hereby B 2 PROCLAMATION OF 1763 3.
... observe such regulations as we shall at any time think fit , by ourselves or commissaries to be appointed for this purpose , to direct and appoint for the benefit of the said trade . And we do hereby B 2 PROCLAMATION OF 1763 3.
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... observe such regulations as we shall think proper to prescribe as aforesaid . And we do further expressly enjoin and require all officers whatever , as well military as those employed in the manage- ment and direction of Indian affairs ...
... observe such regulations as we shall think proper to prescribe as aforesaid . And we do further expressly enjoin and require all officers whatever , as well military as those employed in the manage- ment and direction of Indian affairs ...
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... observe here , that if the Parliament have an equitable right to tax our trade , ' tis indisputable that they have as good an one to tax the lands , and everything else . There is no foundation for the distinction some make in England ...
... observe here , that if the Parliament have an equitable right to tax our trade , ' tis indisputable that they have as good an one to tax the lands , and everything else . There is no foundation for the distinction some make in England ...
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... observe with sorrow and indignation that some persons in this Province are at pains to extenuate the barbarous cruelties practised by these savages on our murdered brethren and relatives , which are shocking to human nature , and must ...
... observe with sorrow and indignation that some persons in this Province are at pains to extenuate the barbarous cruelties practised by these savages on our murdered brethren and relatives , which are shocking to human nature , and must ...
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