The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence, Band 2Harper & Bros., 1852 - 30 Seiten |
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... Honor - Consents to attempt the Abduction of Arnold - His Desertion favored by Lee - Pursuit of Champe - His Skill in eluding his Pursuers - Escapes to a British Galley - Sir Henry Clinton deceived - Champe sent to Arnold - Joins his ...
... Honor - Consents to attempt the Abduction of Arnold - His Desertion favored by Lee - Pursuit of Champe - His Skill in eluding his Pursuers - Escapes to a British Galley - Sir Henry Clinton deceived - Champe sent to Arnold - Joins his ...
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... Honor of Lord North 4. Roxbury Fort . - 5. Ground Plan of the Fort 6. Initial Letter 7. Signatures of Uncas and his Sons 8. Uncas's Monument .. 9. Residence of General Huntington 10. Portrait of Jonathan Trumbull . 11. Governor ...
... Honor of Lord North 4. Roxbury Fort . - 5. Ground Plan of the Fort 6. Initial Letter 7. Signatures of Uncas and his Sons 8. Uncas's Monument .. 9. Residence of General Huntington 10. Portrait of Jonathan Trumbull . 11. Governor ...
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... honor , and controlled by a fear of the Americans , the town would doubtless have suffered all the horrors of sack and pillage . Early on Sunday morning , the embarkation of the British army and of the Loyalists com- menced . The ...
... honor , and controlled by a fear of the Americans , the town would doubtless have suffered all the horrors of sack and pillage . Early on Sunday morning , the embarkation of the British army and of the Loyalists com- menced . The ...
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... honor . 1775 . BARO : NORTH⋅ FRI ORD D.PERUSCE LEAVE GOSSET M - KIRK · ཌ CANC NC SCACC .PR UE EST LA Suspected per- ET : AC SEULE 3 ΠΣΙΟΝ ACAD ΟΧΟΝ Parliament assembled on the 26th of October , much earlier than common , on ac- count ...
... honor . 1775 . BARO : NORTH⋅ FRI ORD D.PERUSCE LEAVE GOSSET M - KIRK · ཌ CANC NC SCACC .PR UE EST LA Suspected per- ET : AC SEULE 3 ΠΣΙΟΝ ACAD ΟΧΟΝ Parliament assembled on the 26th of October , much earlier than common , on ac- count ...
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... parade ; B , the magazine ; C , the sally - port ; D , the side toward Boston . The Convention Troops . " Their Parole of Honor . GROUND PLAN OF THE FORT.3 BIRTH - PLACE OF BENEDICT ARNOLD . 24 PICTORIAL FIELD - BOOK CONTENT.
... parade ; B , the magazine ; C , the sally - port ; D , the side toward Boston . The Convention Troops . " Their Parole of Honor . GROUND PLAN OF THE FORT.3 BIRTH - PLACE OF BENEDICT ARNOLD . 24 PICTORIAL FIELD - BOOK CONTENT.
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Seite 502 - Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat, but in submission and slavery. Our chains are forged, their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable; and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry Peace, peace!
Seite 503 - Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Seite 278 - Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions to cause others to be elected ; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise ; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Seite 279 - For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world; For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent; For depriving us in many cases of the benefits of Trial by Jury; For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses...
Seite 502 - Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love?
Seite 314 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it; I have killed many; I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace; but do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Seite 285 - NEW JERSEY Richard Stockton John Witherspoon Francis Hopkinson John Hart Abraham Clark PENNSYLVANIA Robert Morris Benjamin Rush Benjamin...
Seite 276 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs, has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America In general.
Seite 548 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Seite 105 - I am much at a loss to conceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an address which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable.