A History of the United States of AmericaBarber & Robinson, 1823 - 400 páginas |
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... granted letters patent , an exclusive right , or privilege , -- to two com- panies , called the London and Plymouth Companies ; by which they were authorized to possess the lands , in America , lying between the 34th and 45th degrees of ...
... granted letters patent , an exclusive right , or privilege , -- to two com- panies , called the London and Plymouth Companies ; by which they were authorized to possess the lands , in America , lying between the 34th and 45th degrees of ...
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... granted him a pension of three hundred ducats a year , and conferred on him a coat of arms , bearing three Turk's heads in a shield . * In a subsequent battle between the Transylvanian army and a body of Turks and Tartars , the former ...
... granted him a pension of three hundred ducats a year , and conferred on him a coat of arms , bearing three Turk's heads in a shield . * In a subsequent battle between the Transylvanian army and a body of Turks and Tartars , the former ...
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... granted to them the territory between the 40th and 48th degrees of north latitude , and was the foundation of all the subsequent patents which divided the country . Sec . 6. In March , 1621 , the colony of Plymouth , through Governour ...
... granted to them the territory between the 40th and 48th degrees of north latitude , and was the foundation of all the subsequent patents which divided the country . Sec . 6. In March , 1621 , the colony of Plymouth , through Governour ...
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... granted by the crown to " the Council of Plymouth , " in England , in November , 1620. This was the same month that the Puritans had arrived in the country . Being apprized of this grant , the colony , in 1626 , begun to take meas- ures ...
... granted by the crown to " the Council of Plymouth , " in England , in November , 1620. This was the same month that the Puritans had arrived in the country . Being apprized of this grant , the colony , in 1626 , begun to take meas- ures ...
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... granted to this colony conveyed no pow- ers of government , King Charles , in 1629 , granted these powers by charter . Six ships , furnished by the compa- ny , brought over four hundred persons , men , women , and children , three ...
... granted to this colony conveyed no pow- ers of government , King Charles , in 1629 , granted these powers by charter . Six ships , furnished by the compa- ny , brought over four hundred persons , men , women , and children , three ...
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Página 282 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Página 158 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those I doubt not they will discharge, and that is all I desire.
Página 234 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Página 234 - We join you in commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, beseeching him to dispose the hearts and minds of its citizens, to improve the opportunity afforded them of becoming a happy and respectable nation.
Página 273 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
Página 359 - It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state under any pretext whatsoever ; and, Second.
Página 158 - But, lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
Página 282 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority...
Página 148 - In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the Constitution along with her.
Página 283 - ... freedom of religion; freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus, and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.