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, Volumen4Childs & Peterson, 1840 |
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... Royal Government Remarks on a Particular Militia Bill rejected by the Pro- prietor's Deputy , or Governor • Preface to the Speech of Joseph Galloway , on the Subject of a Petition to the King for Changing the Pro- prietary Government of ...
... Royal Government Remarks on a Particular Militia Bill rejected by the Pro- prietor's Deputy , or Governor • Preface to the Speech of Joseph Galloway , on the Subject of a Petition to the King for Changing the Pro- prietary Government of ...
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... royal munificence , and an expense that the profits of the trade alone would not bear , a complete set of good and skilful hands are collected and carried over , they find so much of the system imperfect , so many things wanting to ...
... royal munificence , and an expense that the profits of the trade alone would not bear , a complete set of good and skilful hands are collected and carried over , they find so much of the system imperfect , so many things wanting to ...
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... Royal Highlanders have , in the course of this war , suffered as much as any other corps , and have frequently had their ranks thinned by an Indian enemy ; yet they did not for this retain a brutal undis- tinguishing resentment against ...
... Royal Highlanders have , in the course of this war , suffered as much as any other corps , and have frequently had their ranks thinned by an Indian enemy ; yet they did not for this retain a brutal undis- tinguishing resentment against ...
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... Royal Government . The following piece was written in defence of this measure . - EDITOR . SIR , Philadelphia , April 12th , 1764 . Your apology was unnecessary . It will be no trouble , but a pleasure , if I can give you the satisfac ...
... Royal Government . The following piece was written in defence of this measure . - EDITOR . SIR , Philadelphia , April 12th , 1764 . Your apology was unnecessary . It will be no trouble , but a pleasure , if I can give you the satisfac ...
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... Royal Government , in ex- change for this of the Proprietaries ; with such answers to the objections you mention , as , in my opinion , fully obviate them . I do not purpose entering into the merits of the dis- putes between the ...
... Royal Government , in ex- change for this of the Proprietaries ; with such answers to the objections you mention , as , in my opinion , fully obviate them . I do not purpose entering into the merits of the dis- putes between the ...
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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 262 - ... upon the sea, or in any haven, river, creek, or place where the admiral or admirals have power, authority, or jurisdiction...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...