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 |
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Page 37
... execution of my place , my deportment was just the same as if I had been no such a man ; for first , I knew that I was but thy steward and minister , and placed there to serve thee , and those ends which thou proposedst in my prefer ...
... execution of my place , my deportment was just the same as if I had been no such a man ; for first , I knew that I was but thy steward and minister , and placed there to serve thee , and those ends which thou proposedst in my prefer ...
Page 112
... execution of it , displayed a force of judgment , and a deliberate valour and intrepidity that rivalled and vindicated the heroism of its conception . * On the night of the 12th of September , the attempt to land was successfully made ...
... execution of it , displayed a force of judgment , and a deliberate valour and intrepidity that rivalled and vindicated the heroism of its conception . * On the night of the 12th of September , the attempt to land was successfully made ...
Page 128
... execution of the Stamp Act . It was resolved to dispense with stamps upon the various instru- ments , to the validity of which they had previously been consi- dered necessary , to abandon litigation for the settlement of dis- putes , as ...
... execution of the Stamp Act . It was resolved to dispense with stamps upon the various instru- ments , to the validity of which they had previously been consi- dered necessary , to abandon litigation for the settlement of dis- putes , as ...
Page 133
... be at- tended with salutary effects , provided it can be carried generally into execution . But to what extent it is practicable to do so , I M will not take upon me to determine . That there THE NON - IMPORTATION AGREEMENTS . 133.
... be at- tended with salutary effects , provided it can be carried generally into execution . But to what extent it is practicable to do so , I M will not take upon me to determine . That there THE NON - IMPORTATION AGREEMENTS . 133.
Page 134
... execution of it everywhere , from clashing inte- rests , and selfish , designing men , ever attentive to their own gain , and watchful of every turn that can assist their lucrative views , cannot be denied ; and in the tobacco colonies ...
... execution of it everywhere , from clashing inte- rests , and selfish , designing men , ever attentive to their own gain , and watchful of every turn that can assist their lucrative views , cannot be denied ; and in the tobacco colonies ...
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