Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence: The Declaration Historically Considered: and a Sketch of the Leading Events Connected with the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation and of the Federal ConstitutionG. G. Evans, 1860 - 384 strani |
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... afterward raised to the bench of the Supreme Court . He took an active part * First convened at Philadelphia , on the fourth of September , 1774 . † Before actual hostilities commenced , nearly all the colonies were acting inde pendent ...
... afterward raised to the bench of the Supreme Court . He took an active part * First convened at Philadelphia , on the fourth of September , 1774 . † Before actual hostilities commenced , nearly all the colonies were acting inde pendent ...
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... afterward selected one of the officers to march the British prisoners to Cambridge , near Boston . He joined Sullivan in his expedition against the British on Rhode Island in 1778 , with a pretty large force of New Hampshire Militia ...
... afterward selected one of the officers to march the British prisoners to Cambridge , near Boston . He joined Sullivan in his expedition against the British on Rhode Island in 1778 , with a pretty large force of New Hampshire Militia ...
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... eighty - one he had a severe attack of the hooping cough , which ever afterward caused a weakness of the lungs , and a tendency to pulmonary disease . John Hancock NE of the most distinguished person- ages of NEW HAMPSHIRE . 21.
... eighty - one he had a severe attack of the hooping cough , which ever afterward caused a weakness of the lungs , and a tendency to pulmonary disease . John Hancock NE of the most distinguished person- ages of NEW HAMPSHIRE . 21.
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... afterward he removed to Boston . There he was actively associated with Hancock , Otis , and others , in the various measures in favor of the liberties of the people , and was very energetic in endeavors to have the military removed from ...
... afterward he removed to Boston . There he was actively associated with Hancock , Otis , and others , in the various measures in favor of the liberties of the people , and was very energetic in endeavors to have the military removed from ...
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... afterward , Richard Henry Lee introduced a mo- tion more explicity to declare the colonies free and in- dependent , Mr. Adams was one of its warmest advocates . He was appointed one of the committee to draft the Declaration of ...
... afterward , Richard Henry Lee introduced a mo- tion more explicity to declare the colonies free and in- dependent , Mr. Adams was one of its warmest advocates . He was appointed one of the committee to draft the Declaration of ...
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