Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Band 4R. W. Pomeroy, 1823 |
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... EMMET PRESENTED BY JOHN STEWART KENNEDY TO THE AVISE LA FINE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY KENNEDY ASTOR , LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS . SIJIJIJIJIJI JIJIJIJIJI 1896 भागगगगग गराजराज ཅང ་ ། San 4 7 AZ " A QZ of the Signers.
... EMMET PRESENTED BY JOHN STEWART KENNEDY TO THE AVISE LA FINE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY KENNEDY ASTOR , LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS . SIJIJIJIJIJI JIJIJIJIJI 1896 भागगगगग गराजराज ཅང ་ ། San 4 7 AZ " A QZ of the Signers.
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... York have de- serted it , but , it is thought , will be brought back to their duty . To prevent the like accident taking place at Philadelphia , we ought to destroy the ar- gument alleged before . Let us be content to con- fine our ...
... York have de- serted it , but , it is thought , will be brought back to their duty . To prevent the like accident taking place at Philadelphia , we ought to destroy the ar- gument alleged before . Let us be content to con- fine our ...
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... York ; and our brave countrymen in arms , naked and houseless , were exposed to the storms of winter at the Valley Forge . No consolation could be deriv- ed by Mr. Read , from a view of the state of things in his more peculiar ...
... York ; and our brave countrymen in arms , naked and houseless , were exposed to the storms of winter at the Valley Forge . No consolation could be deriv- ed by Mr. Read , from a view of the state of things in his more peculiar ...
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... York , February 10th , 1778 . Your favour of the twenty - ninth of December did not reach me until the twenty - fourth of Jan- uary , when duly reflecting upon every circum- A stance , I thought it my duty to come 54 READ .
... York , February 10th , 1778 . Your favour of the twenty - ninth of December did not reach me until the twenty - fourth of Jan- uary , when duly reflecting upon every circum- A stance , I thought it my duty to come 54 READ .
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... York Town , April 3d , 1787 . When I attended the general assembly of this state in December last , they obtained a ... York on the nineteenth . During this interval , your favour of the fourth of March , by lieutenant Frazer , arrived ...
... York Town , April 3d , 1787 . When I attended the general assembly of this state in December last , they obtained a ... York on the nineteenth . During this interval , your favour of the fourth of March , by lieutenant Frazer , arrived ...
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adopted America appeared appointed army articles of confederation assembly attention battalion battle of Germantown BENJAMIN RUSH Britain British cause Cecil County character citizens civil Clymer colonel colonies colonists commencement committee congress Connecticut considered constitution coun council Delaware delegate distinguished duty early elected enemy England Engraved by J.B.Longacre Esquire exertions favour feelings Floyd genius GEORGE CLYMER GEORGE READ GEORGE WALTON governor Gunning Bedford Heyward honour Huntington independence Indians judge knowledge labours land language Lebanon legislature liberty M'Intosh M'Kean M'Kinley measure ment militia mind nation never Newcastle Nicholas Van Dyke opinion patriotism Pennsylvania period person Philadelphia political possessed practice present president principles procure profession proper province re-elected render respect revolution Rush SAMUEL HUNTINGTON sentiments society spirit talents Thomas Heyward tion town United virtue Walton Williams youth
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Seite 64 - All bills of credit emitted, moneys borrowed, and debts contracted by or under the authority of Congress, before the assembling of the United States, in pursuance of the present Confederation, shall be deemed and considered as a charge against the United States, for payment and satisfaction whereof the said United States and the public faith are hereby solemnly pledged.
Seite 53 - States; regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the States — provided that the legislative right of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Seite 64 - ... shall take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of the Supreme or Superior Court of the State where the cause shall be tried, "well and truly to hear and determine the matter in question, according to the best of his judgment, without favor, affection, or hope of reward:" provided also that no State shall be deprived of territory for the benefit of the United States.
Seite 98 - Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years ; and was gathered to his people.
Seite 198 - I presume we shall be called upon to go further, and expressly declare the members of the Legislature bound by the instruction of their constituents. This is a most dangerous principle, utterly destructive of all ideas of an independent and deliberative body, which are essential requisites in the Legislatures of free Governments...
Seite 53 - All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several States, in proportion to the value of all land within each State, granted to or surveyed for any person...
Seite 191 - But whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigour of penal law is obliged to give way to the common feelings of mankind.
Seite 4 - The American Civil War of 1861-1865 marks an epoch not only in the history of the United States, but in that of democracy, and of civilization. Its issue has vitally affected the course of human progress. To the student of history it ranks along with the conquests of Alexander; the incursions of the Barbarians; the Crusades; the discovery of America, and the American Revolution. It settled the question of our...