Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Том 6R. W. Pomeroy, 1824 |
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... with the adherents of the royal government , who were afterwards designated by the appellation of to- ries . To obtain a knowledge of his real sentiments and views , the committee had recourse to a strata- 24 MIDDLETON .
... with the adherents of the royal government , who were afterwards designated by the appellation of to- ries . To obtain a knowledge of his real sentiments and views , the committee had recourse to a strata- 24 MIDDLETON .
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... sentiments by those who were inimical to Mr. Clark . His objections were magnified into a charge of anti - federalism , which , joined with the opposition of the legal interest , and of the discontented officers , together with a ...
... sentiments by those who were inimical to Mr. Clark . His objections were magnified into a charge of anti - federalism , which , joined with the opposition of the legal interest , and of the discontented officers , together with a ...
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... sentiment than the resolutions passed by the legislatures of many of the provinces , declaring every attempt to vest the right of laying taxes and impositions on the in- habitants of the colony elsewhere than in their re- spective 82 LEWIS ...
... sentiment than the resolutions passed by the legislatures of many of the provinces , declaring every attempt to vest the right of laying taxes and impositions on the in- habitants of the colony elsewhere than in their re- spective 82 LEWIS ...
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... sentiments . When military movements were first made , Mr. Wilson , then resident in Carlisle , was chosen colo- nel of a regiment of militia , raised in the county of Cumberland . He acted in that capacity when oc- casions demanded his ...
... sentiments . When military movements were first made , Mr. Wilson , then resident in Carlisle , was chosen colo- nel of a regiment of militia , raised in the county of Cumberland . He acted in that capacity when oc- casions demanded his ...
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... sentiment from the begin- ning , was , that my salary and my commissions should be dependent only on the king . If I was to accept of the office on terms less sure and respecta- ble , I should think myself unworthy of the trust in ...
... sentiment from the begin- ning , was , that my salary and my commissions should be dependent only on the king . If I was to accept of the office on terms less sure and respecta- ble , I should think myself unworthy of the trust in ...
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