The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792, Τόμος 1G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892 - 3 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα xiii
... , " additional material has been procured by the author , such as the Thomson wills ; the sketch of the family by the late Judge John Thomson Mason of Maryland ; and a copy of the will , with entries from the Family xiii.
... , " additional material has been procured by the author , such as the Thomson wills ; the sketch of the family by the late Judge John Thomson Mason of Maryland ; and a copy of the will , with entries from the Family xiii.
Σελίδα xvi
... Maryland ( a descendant of Richard Henry Lee , who presented the author with an autograph letter ) ; D. McN . Stauffer , New York ; W. D. Hixson , Mays- ville , Kentucky ( copy of a land warrant ) ; the late Joseph Horner , Warrenton ...
... Maryland ( a descendant of Richard Henry Lee , who presented the author with an autograph letter ) ; D. McN . Stauffer , New York ; W. D. Hixson , Mays- ville , Kentucky ( copy of a land warrant ) ; the late Joseph Horner , Warrenton ...
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... Maryland to Virginia some years previously , made up a group of stout borderers and gallant gentlemen . Captain Mason was a married man at this time , as we know through the mention of his wife Mary , who gives her con- sent to the sale ...
... Maryland to Virginia some years previously , made up a group of stout borderers and gallant gentlemen . Captain Mason was a married man at this time , as we know through the mention of his wife Mary , who gives her con- sent to the sale ...
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... Maryland , where landing at dawn of day they found two small paths . Each leader with his party took a separate path and in less than a furlong either found a cabin , which they ( silently ) surrounded . Capt . Brent went to the Doegs ...
... Maryland , where landing at dawn of day they found two small paths . Each leader with his party took a separate path and in less than a furlong either found a cabin , which they ( silently ) surrounded . Capt . Brent went to the Doegs ...
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Kate Mason Rowland. EXPEDITION INTO MARYLAND . II < friends , ' and fled . Whereupon he ( Col. Mason ) ran amongst his men , crying out , For the Lord's sake , shoot no more ; these are our friends , the Susquehanaughs . ' This unhappy ...
Kate Mason Rowland. EXPEDITION INTO MARYLAND . II < friends , ' and fled . Whereupon he ( Col. Mason ) ran amongst his men , crying out , For the Lord's sake , shoot no more ; these are our friends , the Susquehanaughs . ' This unhappy ...
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acres affairs Alexandria America APPENDIX appointed Assembly Bill of Rights Brent Britain British burgesses called Capt Captain charter church Colonel Mason colonies commonwealth Congress Constitution Convention Council court Creek DEAR SIR Declaration of Rights delegates draft duty Edmund Randolph election England established execution Fairfax County favor Fitzhugh Fowke gentlemen George Mason Gerard Fowke give Governor granted Gunston Hall hath heirs House hundred Ibid important Indians inhabitants James Jefferson John Mercer King land late legislature letter liberty Lord Majesty's Maryland Mason wrote ment Meriwether Smith miles militia Moncure Neck officers Ohio Company paper Parliament patent Patrick Henry person plantation Pohick Pohick church Potomac present purchase resolutions Resolved Richard Henry Lee river session settled Stafford County Thomas Thomas Ludwell Lee Thomson Mason tion tobacco tract troops Truro parish Virginia Washington William Williamsburg
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Σελίδα 437 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Σελίδα 433 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Σελίδα 434 - That government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and...
Σελίδα 433 - That no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Σελίδα 433 - ... that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers. 9. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Σελίδα 432 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of publick services; which, not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator or judge to be hereditary.
Σελίδα 432 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in assembly, ought to be free ; and that all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to the community, have the right of suffrage...
Σελίδα 361 - Army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become members of the confederation...
Σελίδα 453 - This preservation photocopy was made and hand bound at BookLab, Inc., in compliance with copyright law. The paper is Weyerhaeuser Cougar Opaque Natural, which exceeds ANSI Standard Z39.48-1984.
Σελίδα 432 - That the legislative and executive powers of the state should be separate and distinct from the judiciary ; and that the members of the two first may be restrained from oppression, by feeling and participating the burthens of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections...