Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of IndependenceW. Reed & Company, 1829 - 460 páginas |
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... convention , which , about this time , was appointed to frame a constitution for the state of Massachusetts , Hancock was a member . Under this constitution , in 1780 , he was the first governor of the commonwealth , to which office he ...
... convention , which , about this time , was appointed to frame a constitution for the state of Massachusetts , Hancock was a member . Under this constitution , in 1780 , he was the first governor of the commonwealth , to which office he ...
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... convention that formed her constitu- tion ; and after it went into effect , he was placed in the se- nate of the state , and for several years presided over that body . In 1789 , he was elected lieutenant governor , and held that office ...
... convention that formed her constitu- tion ; and after it went into effect , he was placed in the se- nate of the state , and for several years presided over that body . In 1789 , he was elected lieutenant governor , and held that office ...
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... convention to form a new state constitution . Of this convention he was elected a member , and was also a member of the committee appointed by the convention to report a plan for their consideration . A plan which he drew up was ...
... convention to form a new state constitution . Of this convention he was elected a member , and was also a member of the committee appointed by the convention to report a plan for their consideration . A plan which he drew up was ...
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... convention of Massachusetts , assembled to revise the constitution of that commonwealth . Mr. Adams retained the faculties of his mind , in remarka- ble perfection , to the end of his long life . His unabated love of reading , and ...
... convention of Massachusetts , assembled to revise the constitution of that commonwealth . Mr. Adams retained the faculties of his mind , in remarka- ble perfection , to the end of his long life . His unabated love of reading , and ...
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... convention called by leading men of Boston , in 1768 , in consequence of the abrupt dissolution of the gene- ral court by Governor Bernard . This convention the go- vernor attempted to break up , but it continued in session several 1 1 ...
... convention called by leading men of Boston , in 1768 , in consequence of the abrupt dissolution of the gene- ral court by Governor Bernard . This convention the go- vernor attempted to break up , but it continued in session several 1 1 ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Adams adopted America appointed army arrival assembly attention became body Boston Britain British government British parliament Carolina character citizens Clymer Colonel colonies committee Connecticut constitution continental congress continued convention council court death declaration of independence Delaware delegates distinguished duties early effect elected eminently England entered father favour fortune Franklin friends gentleman Gerry governor gress honour house of burgesses important Jefferson judge justice king latter legislature length liberty M'Intosh M'Kean Maryland Massachusetts measures ment mind minister Morris mother country native New-Hampshire New-Jersey New-York occasion parent country parliament patriotism peace Pennsylvania Philadelphia political possessed present president profession province received rendered represented resolution respect retired Rhode Island Richard Henry Lee ROGER SHERMAN royal Samuel Adams Sherman soon South Carolina spirit stamp act station tion took his seat town troops United Virginia vote William WILLIAM WHIPPLE Witherspoon zeal
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Página 393 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Página 2 - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned." And also to an act, entitled " an Act, supplementary to an act) entitled an Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Página 53 - But, from the necessity of the case, and a regard to the mutual interest of both countries, we cheerfully consent to the operation of such acts of the British parliament, as are bona fide, restrained to the regulation of our external commerce, for the purpose of securing the commercial advantages of the whole empire to the mother country, and the commercial benefits of its respective members ; excluding every idea of taxation internal or external, for raising a revenue on the subjects in America,...
Página 64 - DO, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies, are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved...
Página 125 - Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several States, be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the...
Página 393 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority...
Página 63 - Mr. President — Though I am truly sensible of the high honor done me, in this appointment, yet I feel great distress, from a consciousness that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust. However, as the Congress desire it, I will enter upon the momentous duty, and exert every power I possess in their service, and for the support of the glorious cause.
Página 362 - Resolved, That by two royal charters, granted by king James the first, the colonists aforesaid, are declared entitled to all the privileges, liberties, and immunities, of denizens and natural born subjects, to all intents and purposes, as if they had been abiding and born within the realm of England.
Página 380 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third — [" Treason " cried the Speaker ; " treason ! treason ! " echoed from every part of the house.
Página 39 - The Americans have not acted in all things with prudence and temper: they have been wronged: they have been driven to madness by injustice. Will you punish them for the madness you have occasioned? Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side.