| Thomas Hutchinson - 1828 - 568 Seiten
...Massachusetts petition, and gave the preference to the petition from New York. An address from Rhode Island to the king, a memorial to the house of lords, and a remonstrance to the house of commons, were published not long after, conceived in a still higher strain than the address of New York. Such... | |
| David Ramsay - 1816 - 458 Seiten
...terms, their exemption from all taxes, not imposed by their own representatives. They also concurred in a petition to the king, a memorial to the house of lords, and a petition to the house of commons. The colonies, prevented from sending their representatives to this... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1820 - 486 Seiten
...and Hanover. In 1774, he was a member of a Committee of the House of Burgesses, appointed to prepare a Petition to the King, a Memorial to the House of...Lords, and a Remonstrance to the House of Commons, on the subject of the proposed Stamp Act. He was made draughtsman of the last, and, following his own... | |
| John Sanderson - 1827 - 388 Seiten
...imposed by their own representatives, and their privilege of a trial by jury; they also concurred in a petition to the king, a memorial to the house of lords, and a petition to the house of commons, which were composed with temper and firmness, and unequivocally expressed... | |
| 1826 - 520 Seiten
...of Burgesses, and after great deliberation, a special committee was appointed to prepare an address to the King, a memorial to the House of Lords, and a remonstrance to the House of Commons against the policy which dictated the declaratory act. Mr Lee was placed on this committee, and the... | |
| Frederick Butler - 1821 - 472 Seiten
...America, and thus destroy the best interest of Great-Britain. Virginia petitioned the king ; presented a memorial to the house of lords, and a remonstrance to the house of commons. The colonies of NewYork and Rhode-Island also, preferred their petitions : but all these availed nothing.... | |
| Frederick Butler - 1821 - 474 Seiten
...America, and thus destroy the best interest of Great-Britain. Virginia petitioned the king; presented a memorial to the house of lords, and a remonstrance to the house of commons. The colonies of NewYork and Rhode-Island also, preferred their petitions : but all these availed nothing.... | |
| 1822 - 734 Seiten
...to the House of Burgesses in Virginia, by their local colonial agent, and the result was, an address to the King, a memorial to the House of Lords, and a remonstrance to the Commons. The tone of these papers is, however, sufficiently submissive. They speak the language of... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 376 Seiten
...declared their exemption from ;vll taxes, not imposed by their own representatives. They also agreed upon a petition to the king, a memorial to the house of lords, and a petition to the house of commons. From the decided opposition to this act, and the indignation manifested... | |
| Jedidiah Morse - 1824 - 524 Seiten
...against the Stamp- Act. In Virginia, the Council and House of Burgesses petitioned his majesty, presented a memorial to the House of Lords, and a remonstrance to the House of Commons. Massachusetts, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, and New- York preferred petitions." We here insert as a fair... | |
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