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agent for collection appointed April arms arrears of taxes attend Bedinger beg leave Brigade district British Cabin Point Caperton Capt Captain certificate Clendenin collection of arrears command commissioned Commonwealth copy Council Court Court Martial deponent directed Division dollars duty enclosed Ensign Escheator Excellency Excellency's Executive expence Fort Nelson Free white males French frontiers furnished GOVERNOR Hampton Roads Harrison county Honorable Board hope Hugh Caperton Indians informed JAMES WOOD Jan'y John JOHN STEELE July June Kanawha County land Lee county letter Lewis Lieut LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR males of 16 March militia muster roll necessary NEWTON Norfolk officers person port present proper rations received Recommends Reg't Regiment request respecting Richmond Schooner scouts Sept Sheriff ship Smithfield taxes in Brigade Thomas THOMAS NEWTON THOS tion Town troops United vessel Virginia William
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Page 354 - I think it proper to add a special recommendation, it is this, that every officer and soldier will constantly bear in mind, that he conies to support the Laws, and that it would be peculiarly unbecoming in him to be in any way the infractor of them ; that the essential principles of...
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Page 398 - The House, according to the order of the day, proceeded, by joint ballot with...
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Page 491 - France, England and all other nations have a right to cruise on our coasts ; a right not derived from our permission, but from the law of nature. To render this more advantageous, France has secured to herself, by a treaty with us, (as she has done also by a treaty with Great Britain, in the event of a war with us or any other nation) two special rights.