A History of the American RevolutionStimson and Clapp, 1832 - 202 σελίδες |
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... - mond , that Mr. Penn , whom he saw below the bar , should be examined , in order to establish the authenticity of the petition presented by him , The distresses of the commercial and manufactur- ing interests now 24 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... - mond , that Mr. Penn , whom he saw below the bar , should be examined , in order to establish the authenticity of the petition presented by him , The distresses of the commercial and manufactur- ing interests now 24 AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
Σελίδα 59
... orders for the exclusion of strangers were strictly enforced . It was answered by Mr. Jenkin- son , who professed serious alarm at the proposition , that any public body , save parliament , was entitled to make grants of money to the ...
... orders for the exclusion of strangers were strictly enforced . It was answered by Mr. Jenkin- son , who professed serious alarm at the proposition , that any public body , save parliament , was entitled to make grants of money to the ...
Σελίδα 60
... ordered to disperse ; and on their hesitating to obey his commands , that officer discharged his pistol , and ordered his soldiers to fire . By the volley which ensued three or four of the militia were killed , and the rest put to ...
... ordered to disperse ; and on their hesitating to obey his commands , that officer discharged his pistol , and ordered his soldiers to fire . By the volley which ensued three or four of the militia were killed , and the rest put to ...
Σελίδα 63
... orders were given by the provincial authorities that a detachment of 1000 men should en- trench themselves on the height in question . The party was accordingly moved forwards from Cam- bridge on the AMERICAN REVOLUTION . 63.
... orders were given by the provincial authorities that a detachment of 1000 men should en- trench themselves on the height in question . The party was accordingly moved forwards from Cam- bridge on the AMERICAN REVOLUTION . 63.
Σελίδα 68
... order . His encampments were regularly supplied with provisions . By extraordinary exertions he procured a sufficient stock of ammunition and military stores ; and though the well - dressed scouting parties of the British who approached ...
... order . His encampments were regularly supplied with provisions . By extraordinary exertions he procured a sufficient stock of ammunition and military stores ; and though the well - dressed scouting parties of the British who approached ...
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