The Life of Elbridge Gerry: To the close of the American RevolutionWells and Lilly, 1828 |
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... occasion with a perse- verance and assiduity which could have left him little opportunity for other concerns . A committee of correspondence was that year established at Marblehead , which maintained a regular intercourse with the great ...
... occasion with a perse- verance and assiduity which could have left him little opportunity for other concerns . A committee of correspondence was that year established at Marblehead , which maintained a regular intercourse with the great ...
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... humble servant , THOMAS CUSHING . P. S. It is thought it will not be best to mention abroad the particular occasion of this meeting . Mr. Elbridge Gerry . in the numerous duties which devolved on those , who 30 LIFE OF ELBRIDGE GERRY .
... humble servant , THOMAS CUSHING . P. S. It is thought it will not be best to mention abroad the particular occasion of this meeting . Mr. Elbridge Gerry . in the numerous duties which devolved on those , who 30 LIFE OF ELBRIDGE GERRY .
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... occasion , which were not of the most pacific kind . This anecdote might well enough have escaped the learned his- torian's research , but there is an omission through the volume of a proper notice of the subject of this memoir , which ...
... occasion , which were not of the most pacific kind . This anecdote might well enough have escaped the learned his- torian's research , but there is an omission through the volume of a proper notice of the subject of this memoir , which ...
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... occasion with a perse- verance and assiduity which could have left him little opportunity for other concerns . A committee of correspondence was that year established at Marblehead , which maintained a regular intercourse with the great ...
... occasion with a perse- verance and assiduity which could have left him little opportunity for other concerns . A committee of correspondence was that year established at Marblehead , which maintained a regular intercourse with the great ...
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... humble servant , THOMAS CUSHING . P. S. It is thought it will not be best to mention abroad the particular occasion of this meeting . Mr. Elbridge Gerry . in the numerous duties which devolved on those , who 80 LIFE OF ELBRIDGE GERRY .
... humble servant , THOMAS CUSHING . P. S. It is thought it will not be best to mention abroad the particular occasion of this meeting . Mr. Elbridge Gerry . in the numerous duties which devolved on those , who 80 LIFE OF ELBRIDGE GERRY .
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adopted affairs American appears appointed arms army assembly attention authority bills Boston Britain British cause character citizens civil colonies committee of correspondence common conduct considered continental continental army continental congress councils county detached court Dana danger DEAR SIR declaration delegates duty Elbridge Gerry enemy established esteem Europe executive exertions favour feel Francis Dana gentlemen Gerry's give governour gress Hancock honour hope humble servant important independence interest JOHN ADAMS John Selman labour legislature letter liberty Marblehead Massachusetts measures ment military militia mind ministers necessary New-England New-York occasion officers opinion party patriotism peace persons Philadelphia political present principles province provincial congress received resolved respect revolution SAMUEL ADAMS sentiments sincerity South Carolina spirit thing THOMAS CUSHING tion town treasury treaty troops United vessels vote Washington Watertown wish Your's
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153 ページ - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of INFIDEL powers, is the warfare of the CHRISTIAN King of Great Britain. Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative...
153 ページ - And that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die, he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, by murdering the people on whom he also obtruded them : thus paying off former crimes committed against the LIBERTIES of one people, with crimes which he urges them to commit against the LIVES of another...
50 ページ - I do hereby in his majesty's name, offer and promise his most gracious pardon, to all persons who shall forthwith lay down their arms, and return to the duties of peaceable subjects, excepting only from the benefit of such pardon, SAMUEL ADAMS and JOHN HANCOCK, whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment.
285 ページ - 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.
222 ページ - Although it is of the utmost importance to the peace and commerce of the United States that Canada and Nova Scotia should be ceded, and more particularly that their equal common right to the fisheries should be guarantied to them, yet a desire of terminating the war hath induced us not to make the acquisition of these objects an ultimatum on the present occasion.
349 ページ - Legislature to exist, as occasion shall necessarily require; and to take and surprise, by all ways and means whatsoever, all and every such person or persons, with their ships, arms, ammunition and other goods as shall, in a hostile manner, invade or attempt the invading, conquering or annoying this Commonwealth...
237 ページ - There is nothing so likely to produce peace, as to be well prepared to meet an enemy ; and from this persuasion, and the effect you justly observe the contrary on our part might have...
104 ページ - Get money, money still! And then let Virtue follow if she will.
iv ページ - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
349 ページ - That each Colony, at their own expence, make such provision by armed Vessels or otherwise, as their respective Assemblies, Conventions or Committees of Safety shall judge expedient and suitable to their circumstances and situations, for the protection of their Harbours and Navigation on their Sea Coasts, against all unlawful invasions, attacks and depredations from Cutters and Ships of War.