Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Том 5R. W. Pomeroy, 1828 |
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... , when the British government was dissolved , and a provincial convention formed for temporary purposes , Matthew Thornton was ap- pointed the first president . ? Although the co - operation of the inhabitants of 40 THORNTON .
... , when the British government was dissolved , and a provincial convention formed for temporary purposes , Matthew Thornton was ap- pointed the first president . ? Although the co - operation of the inhabitants of 40 THORNTON .
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... President . " This convention having been appointed for six months only , applied , before the expiration of that time , to the general congress for their advice , re- specting some mode of government for the future , and transmitted ...
... President . " This convention having been appointed for six months only , applied , before the expiration of that time , to the general congress for their advice , re- specting some mode of government for the future , and transmitted ...
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... president of the convention , held by Mr. Thorn- ton , was accordingly annulled . Meshech Weare , Esq . an old and faithful servant of the public , was . appointed president of the council . The non - elec- tion of Mr. Thornton , who ...
... president of the convention , held by Mr. Thorn- ton , was accordingly annulled . Meshech Weare , Esq . an old and faithful servant of the public , was . appointed president of the council . The non - elec- tion of Mr. Thornton , who ...
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... president ; but , worn out with public services , he resigned his office before the expiration of the year , and , after languishing under the infirmities of age , died , in his seventy- third year , on the fifteenth of January , 1786 ...
... president ; but , worn out with public services , he resigned his office before the expiration of the year , and , after languishing under the infirmities of age , died , in his seventy- third year , on the fifteenth of January , 1786 ...
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... president Weare , written at a period when the unhappy disputes between the states of New Hampshire and Vermont , wore an aspect truly alarming . The latter , not then an ac- knowledged state of the union , had extended its jurisdiction ...
... president Weare , written at a period when the unhappy disputes between the states of New Hampshire and Vermont , wore an aspect truly alarming . The latter , not then an ac- knowledged state of the union , had extended its jurisdiction ...
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