Annals of Annapolis, Comprising Sundry Notices of that Old City from the Period of the First Settlements in Its Vicinity in the Year 1649, Until the War of 1812Cushing & brother, 1841 - 283 страници |
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... respect to the salary of the knights of the shires . Wornell Hunt , Esquire , was appointed and conti- nued the recorder of the city , under the new charter- he having acted as such under the old city regime . In 1718 , commissioners ...
... respect to the salary of the knights of the shires . Wornell Hunt , Esquire , was appointed and conti- nued the recorder of the city , under the new charter- he having acted as such under the old city regime . In 1718 , commissioners ...
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... respect to that very respectable and ancient club , which is still in ex- istence , and is in all probability the oldest club in the United States of America . The worthy descendants of the old clubbers , still meet on their appointed ...
... respect to that very respectable and ancient club , which is still in ex- istence , and is in all probability the oldest club in the United States of America . The worthy descendants of the old clubbers , still meet on their appointed ...
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... respect to that matter , I am convinced that I have done for the best , and that my conduct therein will be approved of by any soldier , and by every impartial person . The fort is not finished , but the garrison are well covered , and ...
... respect to that matter , I am convinced that I have done for the best , and that my conduct therein will be approved of by any soldier , and by every impartial person . The fort is not finished , but the garrison are well covered , and ...
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... respect to his person and property . At this meeting it was proposed by some , that Messrs . Stewart and Williams , who were desirous to make atonement for the offence they had committed , might be permitted to land and burn the tea ...
... respect to his person and property . At this meeting it was proposed by some , that Messrs . Stewart and Williams , who were desirous to make atonement for the offence they had committed , might be permitted to land and burn the tea ...
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... respect to the memory of that accomplished gentleman and distinguished officer . General Lee , up to the 22d of June , 1775 , was an officer in the British army , on half pay . On that day he addressed a letter to Lord Viscount ...
... respect to the memory of that accomplished gentleman and distinguished officer . General Lee , up to the 22d of June , 1775 , was an officer in the British army , on half pay . On that day he addressed a letter to Lord Viscount ...
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Страница 213 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Страница 214 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
Страница 175 - That no man shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land.
Страница 214 - Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world; having taught a lesson useful to those who inflict and to those who feel oppression, you retire from the great theatre of action, with the blessings of your fellow-citizens—but the glory of your virtues will not terminate with your military command, it will continue to animate remotest ages.
Страница 213 - You have conducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude, invariably regarding the rights of the civil power through all disasters and changes.
Страница 212 - Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity offered the United States of becoming a respectable nation, I resign, with satisfaction, the appointment I accepted with diffidence : a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which, however, was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme power of the Union, and the patronage of Heaven.
Страница 212 - MR. PRESIDENT : The great events on which my resignation depended having at length taken place, I have now the honor of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself before them, to surrender into their hands the trust committed to me, and to claim the indulgence of retiring from the service of my country.
Страница 214 - ... of Almighty God, beseeching him to dispose the hearts and minds of its citizens, to improve the opportunity afforded them of becoming a happy and respectable nation. And for you, we address to him our earnest prayers, that a life so beloved, may be fostered with all his care; that your days may be happy as they have been illustrious; and that he will finally give you that reward which this world cannot give.
Страница 91 - ... the first day of May, which shall be in the year of our Lord God one thousand...
Страница 212 - While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings not to acknowledge in this place the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the gentlemen who have been attached to my person during the war. It was impossible the choice of confidential officers to compose my family should have been more fortunate. Permit me, sir, to recommend in particular those who have continued in the service to the present moment as worthy of the favorable notice and patronage...