Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Том 5John Sanderson W. Brown and C. Peters, 1828 |
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... These circumstances soon pointed him out , to the royal government , as one on whom their highest favours could be justly and advantageously conferred . The office of governor was always reserved for a native HARRISON . 5.
... These circumstances soon pointed him out , to the royal government , as one on whom their highest favours could be justly and advantageously conferred . The office of governor was always reserved for a native HARRISON . 5.
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... governor of Virginia , had been driven from that province in the preceding summer . Sacrificing or forgetting every principle of ho- nourable warfare , he had collected from the shores a body of renegadoes , fugitive slaves , and ...
... governor of Virginia , had been driven from that province in the preceding summer . Sacrificing or forgetting every principle of ho- nourable warfare , he had collected from the shores a body of renegadoes , fugitive slaves , and ...
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... governor , as representative of the sovereign , ap- pointed a king's lieutenant , as he was called , in every coun- ty . He was the chief magistrate , civil as well as military , he presided over the county courts of justice , taking ...
... governor , as representative of the sovereign , ap- pointed a king's lieutenant , as he was called , in every coun- ty . He was the chief magistrate , civil as well as military , he presided over the county courts of justice , taking ...
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... governor applied ; and the legislature hoping perhaps that private friendship , united with a formal rèpre- sentation from one not easily alarmed , might strengthen offi- cial application , prevailed on their speaker to repair to the ...
... governor applied ; and the legislature hoping perhaps that private friendship , united with a formal rèpre- sentation from one not easily alarmed , might strengthen offi- cial application , prevailed on their speaker to repair to the ...
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... governor of Virginia , and became one of the most popular officers that ever filled the executive . chair . His services during the period , were many and great ; the fluctuations of public opinion , the situation of the 28 HARRISON .
... governor of Virginia , and became one of the most popular officers that ever filled the executive . chair . His services during the period , were many and great ; the fluctuations of public opinion , the situation of the 28 HARRISON .
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Страница 300 - they are entitled to life, liberty, and property; and they have never ceded to any sovereign power whatever, a right to dispose of either without their consent. 2. That our ancestors who first settled these colonies, were at the time of their emigration from the mother country, entitled to all the rights, liberties,
Страница 108 - it ourselves, nor will we hire our vessels, nor sell our commodities or manufactures to those who are concerned in it. Third. As a non-consumption agreement, strictly adhered to, will be an effectual security for the observation of the non-importation, we as above, solemnly agree and associate, that from this day, we
Страница 300 - asserting and vindicating their rights and liberties, declare, That the inhabitants of the English colonies in North America, by the immutable laws of nature, the principles of the English constitution, and the several charters or compacts, have the following rights:
Страница 107 - we do, for ourselves, and the inhabitants of the several colonies whom we represent, firmly agree and associate under the sacred ties of virtue, honour, and love of our country, as follows: First. That from and after the first day of December next, we will not import into British America, from Great
Страница 111 - to the end, that all such foes to the rights of British America may be publicly known, and universally contemned as the enemies of American liberty; and thenceforth we respectively will break off all dealings with him or her. Twelfth. That the committee of correspondence in the respective colonies do frequently inspect the entries of the custom
Страница 108 - in Great Britain, Ireland, or the West Indies, induces us to suspend a non-exportation, until the tenth day of September, 1775; at which time, if the said acts and parts of acts of the British parliament herein after mentioned, are not repealed, we will not, directly or indirectly, export any merchandise or commodity whatsoever to
Страница 108 - not purchase or use any tea imported on account of the East India company, or any on which a duty hath been or shall be paid ; and from and after the first day of March next, we will not purchase or use any East India tea whatever
Страница 110 - mourning dress than a black crape, or ribbon on the arm or hat for gentlemen, and a black ribbon and necklace for ladies, and we will discontinue the giving of gloves and scarfs at funerals. Ninth. Such as are venders of goods and
Страница 292 - In the course of our inquiry, we find many infringements and violations of the foregoing rights, which from an ardent desire that harmony and mutual intercourse of affection and interest may be restored, we pass over for the present, and proceed to state such acts and measures as have been adopted since the last war,