Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Том 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1905 |
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... COMMAND OF THE CONTI- · 45 , 192 , 240 22 24 59 68 76 83 87 92 96 100 • 111 128 Dickinson's draft and final form 140 • PETITION TO THE KING . 158 • NENTAL ARMY COMMISSION FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON ...
... COMMAND OF THE CONTI- · 45 , 192 , 240 22 24 59 68 76 83 87 92 96 100 • 111 128 Dickinson's draft and final form 140 • PETITION TO THE KING . 158 • NENTAL ARMY COMMISSION FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON ...
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... Command of General Gage , / On the nineteenth of April , 1775. / Together with the / Depositions / Taken by Order of Congress , / To support the Truth of it . / Pub- lished by Authority . / Massachusetts - Bay : / Worcester , Printed by ...
... Command of General Gage , / On the nineteenth of April , 1775. / Together with the / Depositions / Taken by Order of Congress , / To support the Truth of it . / Pub- lished by Authority . / Massachusetts - Bay : / Worcester , Printed by ...
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... Command of Captain John Parker , being drawn up ( sometime before sun Rise ) on the Green or Common , and I being in the front Rank , there suddenly appear'd a Number of the Kings Troops , about a Thousand , as I thought , at the ...
... Command of Captain John Parker , being drawn up ( sometime before sun Rise ) on the Green or Common , and I being in the front Rank , there suddenly appear'd a Number of the Kings Troops , about a Thousand , as I thought , at the ...
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... command to the said troops , " fire ! fire ! damn you , fire ! " and immediately , they fired before any of Cap- tain Parkers Company fired , I then being within three or four Rods of said Regular Troops : And further say not . No. 12 ...
... command to the said troops , " fire ! fire ! damn you , fire ! " and immediately , they fired before any of Cap- tain Parkers Company fired , I then being within three or four Rods of said Regular Troops : And further say not . No. 12 ...
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... command given to the Troops to fire , and some of said Troops Did fire , and I saw one of said small party lay Dead on the ground nigh said meeting house ; and I testify , that I never heard any of the Inhabitants so much as fire one ...
... command given to the Troops to fire , and some of said Troops Did fire , and I saw one of said small party lay Dead on the ground nigh said meeting house ; and I testify , that I never heard any of the Inhabitants so much as fire one ...
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1775 The Congress 9 o'clock according to adjournment agreeable America April April 25 arms Assembly Boston Bridge Britain British Committee appointed Company Concord Congress met according continental army Continental Congress court-martial Crown Point debate defence Delegates Deputies desired Dickinson dollars per month Duncan Ingraham Esquires expence farther consideration fired folio Gage hereby honor House immediately Indians inhabitants island J[ohn John June lawful age leave to sit letter Lexington liberty Lyman Hall Massachusetts bay ment Militia ministry Monday Morrow at 9 motion move for leave non-commissioned officer offence officer or soldier Papers Parliament Pennsylvania Packet petition Peyton Randolph Philadelphia president resumed proceeded province PROVINCIAL CONGRESS regimental court-martial Regular Troops resolutions Resolved resumed the chair Rhode Island Samuel Schuyler South Carolina spent therein take into consideration testify and declare Thomas tion town unanimously United Colonies Ward reported whole to take York
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