Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, Tema 299,Volumen2Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1923 |
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... referred to , he is somewhat less definite . In fact , he must have returned immediately after the adjournment of the Delaware convention ; for he was given a committee appointment Sept. 25 , and another Sept. 27. He must have remained ...
... referred to , he is somewhat less definite . In fact , he must have returned immediately after the adjournment of the Delaware convention ; for he was given a committee appointment Sept. 25 , and another Sept. 27. He must have remained ...
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... referred to , eliminates Walton , who is mentioned as having been absent on the occasions to which he had referred . Furthermore , he remarks that the delegate to whom he alluded was " by birth a Connecticut man " , a characterization ...
... referred to , eliminates Walton , who is mentioned as having been absent on the occasions to which he had referred . Furthermore , he remarks that the delegate to whom he alluded was " by birth a Connecticut man " , a characterization ...
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... referred to above : As my term of delegation expires in a few days and business of importance requires my attendance elsewhere , I propose leaving Congress tomorrow . The state of New Jersey will then be unrepre- sented . " 66 John Hart ...
... referred to above : As my term of delegation expires in a few days and business of importance requires my attendance elsewhere , I propose leaving Congress tomorrow . The state of New Jersey will then be unrepre- sented . " 66 John Hart ...
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... 224 , and Force , Am . Arch . , fifth ser . , I. 173. Together with Washington's letters of July II and 12 , it was referred to the board of war July 15 . In obedience to the Commands of Congress , I have July , 1776 9.
... 224 , and Force , Am . Arch . , fifth ser . , I. 173. Together with Washington's letters of July II and 12 , it was referred to the board of war July 15 . In obedience to the Commands of Congress , I have July , 1776 9.
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... referred to , dated June 11 , is in Force , Am . Arch . , fourth ser . , VI . 814 ; cf. Jour . N. Y. Prov . Cong . , I. 490. See vol . I. of these Letters , nos . 688 , 714 . [ 22 ] 1 Mass . Arch . CXCV . 111 ; Mass . Hist . Soc ...
... referred to , dated June 11 , is in Force , Am . Arch . , fourth ser . , VI . 814 ; cf. Jour . N. Y. Prov . Cong . , I. 490. See vol . I. of these Letters , nos . 688 , 714 . [ 22 ] 1 Mass . Arch . CXCV . 111 ; Mass . Hist . Soc ...
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Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, Tema 299,Volumen2 Edmund Cody Burnett Vista completa - 1923 |
Términos y frases comunes
affair Arch Army Assembly August Baltimore Battalion Caesar Rodney Clymer Coll Colonies committee appointment Confederation Congress Aug CONGRESS JOHN HANCOCK Continental convention copy credentials Dear Sir debates Declaration of Independence delegates EDWARD RUTLEDGE Elected enclosed fifth fifth ser Force Franklin Genl Gentlemen GEORGE WASHINGTON.¹ Gerry Hist Hooper ibid Jefferson Jersey John Adams JOHN HANCOCK Jonathan Trumbull Joseph Trumbull JOSIAH BARTLETT Journals July 16 July 20 June June 14 letter of Aug Letters to Washington Library of Congress Livingston Lord Lordship Maryland mention N. Y. Pub North Carolina officers Paca Papers Pennsylvania PHILADA PHILADELPHIA present PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS probably read in Congress record resolution of secrecy Resolve Richard Henry Lee Robert Morris Rutledge Samuel Adams says Schuyler sent Sept Thomas Troops vote Washington's letter William William Whipple Writings wrote York
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Página 196 - Happy it is for this country, that the General of their forces can safely be entrusted with the most unlimited power, and neither personal security, liberty, nor property, be in the least degree endangered thereby.
Página lxxiv - You will judge whether it is the better or worse for the critics. I shall return to Virginia after the nth of August. I wish my successor may be certain to come before that time; in that case I shall hope to see you, and not Wythe, in Convention, that the business of Government, which is of everlasting concern, may receive your aid.
Página 48 - Jefferson proposed the children of Israel in the wilderness, led by a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night; and on the other side, Hengist and Horsa, the Saxon chiefs from whom we claim the honor of being descended, and whose political principles and form of government we have assumed.
Página lxxiv - Although it is not possible to foresee the consequences of human actions, yet it is, nevertheless, a duty we owe ourselves and posterity, in all our public councils, to decide in the best manner we are able, and to leave the event to that Being who controls both causes and events, to bring about his own determinations.
Página 48 - I waited on him yesterday, and saw his sketches. For the medal he proposes, Liberty, with her spear and pileus, leaning on General Washington. The British fleet in Boston harbor with all their sterns towards the town, the American troops marching in.
Página 427 - When Lafayette arrived in Philadelphia, he put his letters into the hands of Mr. Lovell, Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs. He called the next day at the Hall of Congress, and Mr. Lovell came out to him and said, that so many foreigners had offered themselves for employment, that Congress was embarrassed with their 230 applications, and he was sorry to inform him there was CHAPTER very little hope of his success. Lafayette suspected his x' papers had not been read, and he immediately sat...
Página 522 - General Conway will not miss their aim, if he should be appointed Adjutant-General, unless he has the rank of Major-General also. My reason for thinking so is, that I have been informed General Conway desires to retire to his family, provided he can carry from this country home with him a rank that will raise him in France...
Página 447 - France and em lark for St. Domingo from Dunkirk, and by altering their route land in the American States. The same has been proposed from Switzerland, to which I could give no encouragement, but submit it to your consideration in Congress whether, if you can establish a credit, as I have before hinted, it would not be well to purchase at Leghorn five or six stout frigates, which might at once transport some companies of Swiss and a quantity of stores, and the whole be defended by the Swiss soldiers...
Página 522 - My judgment on this business was not formed until I received your letter. I am very sure Congress would not take any step that might injure the army, or even have a tendency that way ; and I verily believe they wish to lessen your difficulties by every means in their power, from an entire conviction that the purest motives of public good direct your actions. " The business of a Board of War is so extensive, so important, and demanding such constant attention, that Congress see clearly the necessity...
Página 30 - ... a foreign alliance ; both of them subjects of the utmost importance, and which, in my judgment, demand immediate despatch. The confederacy has engaged our close attention for a week. Three great difficulties occur; representation, the mode of voting, and the claims to the south sea. The whole might, in my opinion, be settled, if candour, justice, and the real interests of America, were attended to. We do not all see the importance, nay, the necessity, of a confederacy.