Letters: Selections from the Private and Political Correspondence, Telling the Story of American Independence and the Founding of the American GovernmentE.M.Hale, 1930 - 374 Seiten |
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... France , I did not think war the surest means of redressing them . I did believe , that a mission sincerely disposed to preserve peace , would obtain for us a peaceable and honorable settlement and retribu- tion ; and I appeal to you to ...
... France , I did not think war the surest means of redressing them . I did believe , that a mission sincerely disposed to preserve peace , would obtain for us a peaceable and honorable settlement and retribu- tion ; and I appeal to you to ...
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... FRANCE . ( ROBERT E. LIVINGSTON . ) WASHINGTON , April 18 , 1802 . The cession of Louisiana and the Floridas by Spain to France , works most sorely on the United States . . . . There is on the globe one single spot , the possessor of ...
... FRANCE . ( ROBERT E. LIVINGSTON . ) WASHINGTON , April 18 , 1802 . The cession of Louisiana and the Floridas by Spain to France , works most sorely on the United States . . . . There is on the globe one single spot , the possessor of ...
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... France and not Bona- parte ; for , although he was the head and mouth , the nation furnished the hands which executed his enormities . England , although in opposition , kept full pace with France , not indeed by the manly force of her ...
... France and not Bona- parte ; for , although he was the head and mouth , the nation furnished the hands which executed his enormities . England , although in opposition , kept full pace with France , not indeed by the manly force of her ...
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