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... thousand foot and five hundred horse . Besides these he had his feudatories of the palatinate ; six bannerets and one * This list of knights was inserted in the Bolden Book as an additional entry . It is cited at full length by ...
... thousand foot and five hundred horse . Besides these he had his feudatories of the palatinate ; six bannerets and one * This list of knights was inserted in the Bolden Book as an additional entry . It is cited at full length by ...
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... thousand troops . Sir Henry dispatched messenger after messen- ger in quest of the king to know his pleasure . None of them returned . A female emissary was equally unavailing . Week after week elapsed , until nearly three months had ...
... thousand troops . Sir Henry dispatched messenger after messen- ger in quest of the king to know his pleasure . None of them returned . A female emissary was equally unavailing . Week after week elapsed , until nearly three months had ...
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... thousand acres of arable grazing lands , vast meadows , and noble forests , and projected a spacious manor house , giving to the place the name of Greenway Court . It was probably through the influence of Lord Fairfax that Washington ...
... thousand acres of arable grazing lands , vast meadows , and noble forests , and projected a spacious manor house , giving to the place the name of Greenway Court . It was probably through the influence of Lord Fairfax that Washington ...
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... thousand acres of land was granted to it west of the Alleganies ; between the Monongahela and Kanawha rivers ; though part of the land might be taken up north of the Ohio , should it be deemed expe- dient . The company were to pay no ...
... thousand acres of land was granted to it west of the Alleganies ; between the Monongahela and Kanawha rivers ; though part of the land might be taken up north of the Ohio , should it be deemed expe- dient . The company were to pay no ...
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... thousand pounds were grudgingly voted ; but even this moderate sum was not put at the absolute disposition of the governor . A com- mittee was appointed with whom he was to confer as to its appro- priation . This precaution Dinwiddie ...
... thousand pounds were grudgingly voted ; but even this moderate sum was not put at the absolute disposition of the governor . A com- mittee was appointed with whom he was to confer as to its appro- priation . This precaution Dinwiddie ...
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Seite 313 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Seite 370 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Seite 274 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave." " Now,gentlemen," said he, when he had finished, " I would rather be the author of that poem than take Quebec.
Seite 365 - Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me : Fight against them that fight against me.
Seite 359 - County, were adopted, and Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison, and Edmund Pendleton, were appointed delegates, to represent the people of Virginia in the General Congress.
Seite 415 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...
Seite 388 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained ; we must fight ! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
Seite 302 - Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born.
Seite 193 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Seite 416 - I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.