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... side of the Rappahannoc River , opposite Freder- icksburg . Here he lived till his death , which hap- pened , after a sudden and short illness , on the 12th of April , 1743 , at the age of forty - nine . He was bur- ied at Bridge's ...
... side of the Rappahannoc River , opposite Freder- icksburg . Here he lived till his death , which hap- pened , after a sudden and short illness , on the 12th of April , 1743 , at the age of forty - nine . He was bur- ied at Bridge's ...
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... side . England rested her claims on Indian treaties , and the French fortified theirs by still higher authority , the treaties of Ryswick , Utrecht , and Aix- la - Chapelle , and by the fact of prior discovery . It was always the policy ...
... side . England rested her claims on Indian treaties , and the French fortified theirs by still higher authority , the treaties of Ryswick , Utrecht , and Aix- la - Chapelle , and by the fact of prior discovery . It was always the policy ...
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... side , and the Rocky Mountains on the other . However gravely such an hypothesis may be advanced , however ingen- iously defended , its fallacy is too obvious to be point- ed out . From these hints it is clear , that neither of the ...
... side , and the Rocky Mountains on the other . However gravely such an hypothesis may be advanced , however ingen- iously defended , its fallacy is too obvious to be point- ed out . From these hints it is clear , that neither of the ...
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... side we will stand by , and make equal sharers with us . Our brothers , the English , have heard this , and I come now to tell it to you ; for I am not afraid to discharge you off this land . " These are the sentiments of a patriot and ...
... side we will stand by , and make equal sharers with us . Our brothers , the English , have heard this , and I come now to tell it to you ; for I am not afraid to discharge you off this land . " These are the sentiments of a patriot and ...
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... side , and a great body of broken ice driving rapidly down the current . Weary and exhausted they were compelled to pass the night on the bank of the river , exposed to the rigor of the weather , making their beds on the snow , with no ...
... side , and a great body of broken ice driving rapidly down the current . Weary and exhausted they were compelled to pass the night on the bank of the river , exposed to the rigor of the weather , making their beds on the snow , with no ...
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Page 489 - There is a rank due to the United States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for war.
Page 127 - Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland...
Page 440 - I have been too much swayed by a grateful remembrance of former instances, or by an affectionate sensibility to this transcendent proof of the confidence of my fellowcitizens ; and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination for the weighty and untried cares before me ; my error will be palliated by the motives which misled me, and its consequences be judged by my country with some share of the partiality in which they originated.
Page 518 - Perhaps the strongest feature in his character was prudence, never acting until every circumstance, every consideration, was maturely weighed ; refraining if he saw a doubt, but, when once decided, going through with his purpose, whatever obstacles opposed. His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known, no motives of interest or consanguinity, of friendship or hatred, being able to bias his decision. He was, indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good, and...
Page 440 - In this conflict of emotions, all I dare aver, is, that it has been my faithful study to collect my duty from a just appreciation of every circumstance by which it might be affected.
Page 425 - Union, at a time and place to be agreed upon, to take into consideration the trade of the United States ; to consider how far a uniform system in their commercial regulations may be necessary to their common interest and their permanent harmony ; and to report to the several States such an act, relative to this great object, as, when ratified by them, will enable the United States in Congress effectually to provide for the same.
Page 69 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 139 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge; and that is all I desire.
Page 432 - Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best. The opinions I have had of its errors I sacrifice to the public good.
Page 425 - States ; to consider how far a uniform system in their commercial regulations may be necessary to their common interest and their permanent harmony, and to report to the several States such an act relative to this great object, as, when unanimously ratified by them, will enable the United States, in Congress assembled, effectually to provide for the same...