The Life of Thomas Jefferson: Author of the Declaration of Independence, and Third President of the United States ...Mack & Andrus, 1834 - 267 Seiten |
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... legislature from the county where he resided , and continued a member of that body until it was clos- ed by the revolution . In consequence , he became as- sociated with men who will always stand in bold relief among the first , the ...
... legislature from the county where he resided , and continued a member of that body until it was clos- ed by the revolution . In consequence , he became as- sociated with men who will always stand in bold relief among the first , the ...
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... legislature , these discontents arrived at their crisis . In May of that year , a meeting of the General Assembly was called by the Governour , Lord Botetourt . To that meeting was made known the joint resolutions and address of the ...
... legislature , these discontents arrived at their crisis . In May of that year , a meeting of the General Assembly was called by the Governour , Lord Botetourt . To that meeting was made known the joint resolutions and address of the ...
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... legislature in 1769 , nothing of particular excitement in the country occurred for a considerable length of time ; the nation appeared to have fallen into an apathy or insensibility to their situation ; although the duty on tea was not ...
... legislature in 1769 , nothing of particular excitement in the country occurred for a considerable length of time ; the nation appeared to have fallen into an apathy or insensibility to their situation ; although the duty on tea was not ...
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... legislature of Virginia . The passage by Parliament of the Boston Port Bill , by which that port was to be shut up on the first of June , 1774 , was the next event which aroused the indignation and excited the sympathies of the house ...
... legislature of Virginia . The passage by Parliament of the Boston Port Bill , by which that port was to be shut up on the first of June , 1774 , was the next event which aroused the indignation and excited the sympathies of the house ...
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... legislature of Virginia ; and Mr. Jefferson was selected by the committee , to whom it was referred , to frame the reply . This was done with so much force of argument , enlarged patriotism , and sound political discretion , that it ...
... legislature of Virginia ; and Mr. Jefferson was selected by the committee , to whom it was referred , to frame the reply . This was done with so much force of argument , enlarged patriotism , and sound political discretion , that it ...
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