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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... ment . He was soon after elected a member of the Con- tinental Congress , * and in 1775 , Governor Wentworth struck his name from the magistracy list , and deprived him of his military commission . Still he was active in the pro ...
... ment . He was soon after elected a member of the Con- tinental Congress , * and in 1775 , Governor Wentworth struck his name from the magistracy list , and deprived him of his military commission . Still he was active in the pro ...
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... ment during the continuance of the war . These committees were of vast im- portance , and acted efficiently in conjunction with the committees of correspond- ence . In some instances they consisted each of the same men . . + The Count D ...
... ment during the continuance of the war . These committees were of vast im- portance , and acted efficiently in conjunction with the committees of correspond- ence . In some instances they consisted each of the same men . . + The Count D ...
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... ment and feelings . He watched narrowly the movements of the British government toward the American colonies , and was ever out - spoken in his condemnation of its pressive acts . op- He was admitted as a barrister in 1761 , and as his ...
... ment and feelings . He watched narrowly the movements of the British government toward the American colonies , and was ever out - spoken in his condemnation of its pressive acts . op- He was admitted as a barrister in 1761 , and as his ...
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... ment , and he spent a great deal of his time in talking and writing in favor of the resistance of the Colonies to the oppressions of the crown and its ministers . He took a firm and decided stand against the Stamp Act and its antecedent ...
... ment , and he spent a great deal of his time in talking and writing in favor of the resistance of the Colonies to the oppressions of the crown and its ministers . He took a firm and decided stand against the Stamp Act and its antecedent ...
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... ment to which he affixed his signature with hearty good will , after it was adopted by Congress . Although his duties in Congress , during the war , were almost incessant , yet he was at the same time a member of the Committee of Safety ...
... ment to which he affixed his signature with hearty good will , after it was adopted by Congress . Although his duties in Congress , during the war , were almost incessant , yet he was at the same time a member of the Committee of Safety ...
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