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... John Wentworth : The Condition of New Hampshire , 1731 22. Roger Wolcott : Affairs in Connecticut , 1740–1758 . 23. Captain Francis Goelet : · " Boston the Metropolis of North America , " 1750 24. John Adams : • " Overweening Prejudice ...
... John Wentworth : The Condition of New Hampshire , 1731 22. Roger Wolcott : Affairs in Connecticut , 1740–1758 . 23. Captain Francis Goelet : · " Boston the Metropolis of North America , " 1750 24. John Adams : • " Overweening Prejudice ...
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... John Wesley : An Evangelist in Georgia , 1736-1737 · A Good Man's Letter , 1752 100. Governor Jonathan Belcher : 101. Archbishop Thomas Secker : A Plan for American Bishops , 1758 • PAGE • 255 · 258 · 261 · 262 • 263 · 266 · 272 276 279 ...
... John Wesley : An Evangelist in Georgia , 1736-1737 · A Good Man's Letter , 1752 100. Governor Jonathan Belcher : 101. Archbishop Thomas Secker : A Plan for American Bishops , 1758 • PAGE • 255 · 258 · 261 · 262 • 263 · 266 · 272 276 279 ...
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... John Wilkes : Opposition to Arbitrary Power , 1763 133. Commissioner Benjamin Franklin : • Grenville's Scheme of Taxation , 1763-1764 134. John Filson : CHAPTER XXII - THE WEST " The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon , " 1769–1775 135 ...
... John Wilkes : Opposition to Arbitrary Power , 1763 133. Commissioner Benjamin Franklin : • Grenville's Scheme of Taxation , 1763-1764 134. John Filson : CHAPTER XXII - THE WEST " The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon , " 1769–1775 135 ...
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... John Tudor : An Eye - Witness of the Boston Massacre , 1770 152. John Andrews : The Boston Tea - Party , 1773 . • CHAPTER XXV - THE ISSUE OF COERCION 153. Delegate John Adams : The First Continental Congress , 1774 154. Governor the ...
... John Tudor : An Eye - Witness of the Boston Massacre , 1770 152. John Andrews : The Boston Tea - Party , 1773 . • CHAPTER XXV - THE ISSUE OF COERCION 153. Delegate John Adams : The First Continental Congress , 1774 154. Governor the ...
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... John Graves Simcoe : A Loyalist Corps , 1777 182. Joseph Stansbury : · " The Lords of the Main , " 1780 183. Major John André : The Experiences of a British Spy , 1780 . PART VIII PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION CHAPTER XXX - UNION AND ...
... John Graves Simcoe : A Loyalist Corps , 1777 182. Joseph Stansbury : · " The Lords of the Main , " 1780 183. Major John André : The Experiences of a British Spy , 1780 . PART VIII PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION CHAPTER XXX - UNION AND ...
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Page 625 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God and those who have the superintendence of them to His holy keeping.
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