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... American Prisoners . 526 Carnesville 459 Dabney , Austin . 584 Carroll County 294 Dade County . 418 Carrollton 294 ... America for Georgia 824 and Pickens 611 Effingham County 426 Cotting , Dr .. 420 Elbert County . 438 Council of Safety ...
... American Prisoners . 526 Carnesville 459 Dabney , Austin . 584 Carroll County 294 Dade County . 418 Carrollton 294 ... America for Georgia 824 and Pickens 611 Effingham County 426 Cotting , Dr .. 420 Elbert County . 438 Council of Safety ...
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... America : - I do swear that I will , well and truly , execute the office of President of the trustees for establishing the colony of Georgia , in America , to the best of my skill and knowledge . So help me God . In witness whereof , I ...
... America : - I do swear that I will , well and truly , execute the office of President of the trustees for establishing the colony of Georgia , in America , to the best of my skill and knowledge . So help me God . In witness whereof , I ...
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... America are likely to be reduced , from the arbitrary and alarming imposition of the late acts of the Bri- tish ... American subjects of their constitutional rights and liberties , as a part of the British Empire . It is therefore ...
... America are likely to be reduced , from the arbitrary and alarming imposition of the late acts of the Bri- tish ... American subjects of their constitutional rights and liberties , as a part of the British Empire . It is therefore ...
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... American rights ; for besides those gene- ral liberties , the original settlers brought over with them as their birthright , parti- cular immunities granted by such charter , as an inducement and means of set- tling the Province : and ...
... American rights ; for besides those gene- ral liberties , the original settlers brought over with them as their birthright , parti- cular immunities granted by such charter , as an inducement and means of set- tling the Province : and ...
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... American cause . The number of subscribers was magnified to a considerable majority of the provincial population . In some instances , the number of subscribers exceeded the population of the parishes from whence they came ; and from ...
... American cause . The number of subscribers was magnified to a considerable majority of the provincial population . In some instances , the number of subscribers exceeded the population of the parishes from whence they came ; and from ...
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Page 3 - ... to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended...
Page 13 - ... of our especial grace, certain knowledge,- and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do...
Page 347 - The soldier flew, the sailor too, And scared almost to death, sir, Wore out their shoes to spread the news, And ran till out of breath, sir. Now up and down, throughout the town, Most frantic scenes were acted ; And some ran here, and others there, Like men almost distracted. Some fire...
Page 59 - ... whose business it shall be attentively to observe the conduct of all persons touching this association; and when it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of a majority of any such committee, that any person within the limits of their appointment has violated this association, that such majority do forthwith cause the truth of the case to be published in the Gazette, to the end that all such foes to the rights of British America may be publicly known, and universally contemned as the enemies...
Page 47 - Resolved, 6. That they are entitled to the benefit of such of the English statutes, as existed at the time of their colonization ; and which they have, by experience, respectively found to be applicable to their several local and other circumstances.
Page 38 - Attempts whatever, which shall be made against his Person, Crown, or Dignity; and I will do my utmost Endeavour to disclose...
Page 46 - That the foundation of English liberty, and of all free government, is a right in the people to participate in their legislative council...
Page 38 - I, AB, do swear that I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position that princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever.
Page 488 - ... greatly embarrass the exercise of his office as an itinerant general superintendent, if not in some places entirely prevent it ; therefore, Resolved, That it is the sense of this general conference, that he desist from the exercise of this office, so long as this impediment remains ! The yeas and nays were taken, and the resolution was adopted, in to 69.
Page 331 - Jlnd be it resolved, That the governor be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the President of the United States, to Louis Kossuth, and to each of our senators and representatives in Congress.