The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Band 4Childs & Peterson, 1840 |
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... grant , how- ever , much of this £ 300,000 would be expended in British manufactures . Perhaps , too , a few of the land- owners of Guadaloupe might dwell and spend their for- tunes in Britain , though probably much fewer than of the ...
... grant , how- ever , much of this £ 300,000 would be expended in British manufactures . Perhaps , too , a few of the land- owners of Guadaloupe might dwell and spend their for- tunes in Britain , though probably much fewer than of the ...
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... , so far as may be consistent with * " Grants and Concessions , and Original Constitutions of New Jer- sey , " printed at Philadelphia by W. Bradford , p . G06 . good order and government , you take care that an 86 FRANKLIN'S WRITINGS .
... , so far as may be consistent with * " Grants and Concessions , and Original Constitutions of New Jer- sey , " printed at Philadelphia by W. Bradford , p . G06 . good order and government , you take care that an 86 FRANKLIN'S WRITINGS .
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... a proprie- tary province was originally looked upon as the duty of the proprietaries , who received the quit - rents , and " Grants and Concessions , " & c . , p . 633 . had the emoluments of government ; whence it was , COOL THOUGHTS . 87.
... a proprie- tary province was originally looked upon as the duty of the proprietaries , who received the quit - rents , and " Grants and Concessions , " & c . , p . 633 . had the emoluments of government ; whence it was , COOL THOUGHTS . 87.
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... grant them , the proprietaries intervene and say , " unless our private interests in certain particulars are served , nothing shall be done . " This insolent tribunitial VETO has long en- cumbered all our public affairs , and been ...
... grant them , the proprietaries intervene and say , " unless our private interests in certain particulars are served , nothing shall be done . " This insolent tribunitial VETO has long en- cumbered all our public affairs , and been ...
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... grants ; as if such act had never been passed . " This relates to that clause of the act by which the paper money was made a legal tender in " discharge of all manner of debts , rents , sum and sums of money whatsoever , & c . , at the ...
... grants ; as if such act had never been passed . " This relates to that clause of the act by which the paper money was made a legal tender in " discharge of all manner of debts , rents , sum and sums of money whatsoever , & c . , at the ...
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Seite 36 - Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Seite 375 - Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Seite 152 - The Stamp Act says, we shall have no commerce, make no exchange of property with each other, neither purchase, nor grant, nor recover debts; we shall neither marry nor make our wills, unless we pay such and such sums ; and thus it is intended to extort our money from us, or ruin us by the consequences of refusing to pay it.
Seite 292 - Company; as also all the lands and territories lying to the westward of the sources of the rivers which fall into the sea from the west and northwest...
Seite 358 - ... so soon as the state and circumstances of the said colonies will admit thereof, they shall, with the advice and consent of the members of our council, summon and call General Assemblies...
Seite 262 - ... upon the sea, or in any haven, river, creek, or place where the admiral or admirals have power, authority, or jurisdiction...
Seite 252 - In this assurance my mind most perfectly acquiesces, and I confess I feel not the least alarm from the discontents which are to arise from putting people at their ease ; nor do I apprehend the destruction of this empire from giving, by an act of free grace and indulgence, to two millions of my fellowcitizens, some share of those rights upon which I have always been taught to value myself.
Seite 157 - The best in the world. They submitted willingly to the government of the Crown, and paid, in all their courts, obedience to acts of parliament. Numerous as the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons or armies, to keep them in subjection. They were governed by this country at the expence only of a little pen, ink and paper.
Seite 150 - Fuller; their seventh and last resolution setting forth, that it was their opinion that the House be moved, that leave be given to bring in a bill to repeal the Stamp Act.
Seite 261 - ... as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes, whatsoever, as the courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer within his majesty's kingdom of England...