Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... given , why an Act ought to be repeal'd , and yet obedience must be yielded to it till that repeal takes place . If the reasons that can be given against an Act are such as plainly demonstrate that it is against natural equity , the ...
... given , why an Act ought to be repeal'd , and yet obedience must be yielded to it till that repeal takes place . If the reasons that can be given against an Act are such as plainly demonstrate that it is against natural equity , the ...
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... given in this war , which has damped the spirits of many brave men who are willing to venture their lives in parties against the enemy . We therefore pray that public rewards may be proposed for Indian scalps , which may be adequate to ...
... given in this war , which has damped the spirits of many brave men who are willing to venture their lives in parties against the enemy . We therefore pray that public rewards may be proposed for Indian scalps , which may be adequate to ...
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... given to me by judge Tyler , and this is his answer . I well remember the cry of treason , the pause of Mr. Henry at the name of George the Third and the presence of mind with which he closed his sentence , and baffled the charge ...
... given to me by judge Tyler , and this is his answer . I well remember the cry of treason , the pause of Mr. Henry at the name of George the Third and the presence of mind with which he closed his sentence , and baffled the charge ...
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... given up , that liberty which every Englishman has a right to , is torn from them , they are all slaves , and all is lost . The liberty of an Englishman is a phrase of so various a signification , having within these few years been used ...
... given up , that liberty which every Englishman has a right to , is torn from them , they are all slaves , and all is lost . The liberty of an Englishman is a phrase of so various a signification , having within these few years been used ...
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... given them ? Can any time be more proper to oblige them to settle handsome incomes on their Governors , than when we find them unable to procure a sub- sistence on any other terms than those of breaking all their instructions , and ...
... given them ? Can any time be more proper to oblige them to settle handsome incomes on their Governors , than when we find them unable to procure a sub- sistence on any other terms than those of breaking all their instructions , and ...
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