Vermont: The Green Mountain State, Količina 1Century history Company, Incorporated, 1921 |
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Albany American army Arnold arrived Bennington boundary Breakenridge British Canada Canadian Capt Captain captured charter chusetts Colonel colonies command Conn Connecticut River Continental Congress Council court Crown Point Cumberland county declared Dummer enemy England erected ernor Ethan Allen expedition families Fort Dummer French and Indian garrison Governor Colden Governor Tryon Governor Wentworth Gray Lock Green Mountain Boys Hamp Hampshire Grants hundred inhabitants Ira Allen Iroquois Isle La Motte John July killed King known Lake Champlain land letter Lieutenant Majesty's March Mass Massachusetts ment miles Missisquoi Montreal mouth necticut Newbury Northfield Number Four officers Otter Creek party persons present prisoners probably proceeded proprietors province regiment region Remember Baker returned Ryegate Samuel says Schuyler scout sent Seth Warner settled settlement Sheriff soldiers thousand acres Ticonderoga tion town township tribe troops valley Vermont vicinity Westminster William Winooski River wrote York
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Stran 417 - Persuaded that the salvation of the rights and liberties of America, depends, under God, on the firm union of its inhabitants, in a vigorous prosecution of the measures necessary for its safety, and convinced of the necessity of preventing the anarchy and confusion which attend a dissolution of the powers of government...
Stran 434 - I now propose to advance before you, and, in person, conduct you through the wicket gate; for we must this morning either quit our pretensions to valor, or possess ourselves of this fortress in a few minutes; and, inasmuch as it is a desperate attempt, which none but the bravest of men dare undertake, I do not urge it on any contrary to his will. You that will undertake voluntarily, poise your firelocks.
Stran 287 - New York for the time being, and all others whom it may concern, are to take notice of His Majesty's pleasure hereby signified and govern themselves accordingly.
Stran 179 - That every Grantee, his Heirs or Assigns shall plant and cultivate five Acres of Land within the Term of five Years for every fifty Acres contained in his or their Share or Proportion of Land in said Township, and continue to improve and settle the same by additional Cultivations...
Stran 179 - License for so doing first had and Obtained, upon the Penalty of the Forfeiture of the Right of such Grantee his Heirs and Assigns, to Us, our Heirs and Successors, as well as being subject to the Penalty of any Act or Acts of Parliament that now are, or hereafter shall be enacted.
Stran 541 - Nothing but a belief, that you have actually removed the army from Crown Point to Ticonderoga, and demolished the works at the former, and the fear of creating dissensions, and encouraging a spirit of remonstrating against the conduct of superior officers by inferiors, has prevented me, by advice of the general officers, from directing the post at Crown Point to be held, till Congress should decide upon the propriety of its evacuation.
Stran 417 - ... we, the freemen, freeholders, and inhabitants of the city and county of New York, being greatly alarmed at the avowed design of the ministry to raise a revenue in America...
Stran 412 - Council, together with proper remonstrance against the unjustifiable conduct of that government ; with an humble petition, to be taken out of so oppressive a jurisdiction, and, either annexed to some other government, or erected and incorporated into a new one...
Stran 180 - Heirs or Assigns in our Council Chamber in Portsmouth, or to such Officer or Officers as shall be appointed to receive the same; and this to be in Lieu of all other Rents and Services whatsoever.
Stran 370 - We therefore, advertise such officers, and all persons .whatsoever, that we .are resolved to inflict immediate death on whomsoever may attempt the same. And provided any of us or our party shall be taken, and we have not notice sufficient to relieve them, or whether we relieve them or not, we are resolved to surround such person or persons, whether at his or their own house or houses, or any where that we can find him or them, and shoot such person or persons dead.