A History of Vermont, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time: With a Geographical Account of the Country, and a View of Its Original Inhabitants. For the Use of Schools |
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... " We believe cheap and brief compends of American history to be important * * * Strike out of existence these books , and thousands of pupils who annually obtain a very good knowledge of our history A2 Publishers' Advertisement. ...
... " We believe cheap and brief compends of American history to be important * * * Strike out of existence these books , and thousands of pupils who annually obtain a very good knowledge of our history A2 Publishers' Advertisement. ...
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... obtain a very good knowledge of our history would know little or nothing of it . Banish these compends , and you carry back the world to an age when knowledge and science were locked up in the libraries of professed scholars . " With ...
... obtain a very good knowledge of our history would know little or nothing of it . Banish these compends , and you carry back the world to an age when knowledge and science were locked up in the libraries of professed scholars . " With ...
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... obtaining a correct knowledge of the History of our own country , and more especially of the events which have distinguished , and the fortunes which have attended the State to which we belong , is universally felt and acknowledged . It ...
... obtaining a correct knowledge of the History of our own country , and more especially of the events which have distinguished , and the fortunes which have attended the State to which we belong , is universally felt and acknowledged . It ...
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... obtained against the ancient settlers , the courts uniformly deciding against the New - Hampshire claimants . Though it was so easy to obtain judgments , still the New- York speculators were often disappointed ; for it was not found so ...
... obtained against the ancient settlers , the courts uniformly deciding against the New - Hampshire claimants . Though it was so easy to obtain judgments , still the New- York speculators were often disappointed ; for it was not found so ...
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... obtaining supplies from the colonies , from the time that they were first considered capable of granting 1. In what dispute did the Revolution originate ? How were supplies orig- inally obtained from the colonies ? What did Parliament ...
... obtaining supplies from the colonies , from the time that they were first considered capable of granting 1. In what dispute did the Revolution originate ? How were supplies orig- inally obtained from the colonies ? What did Parliament ...
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Page 86 - ... be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Page 84 - Therefore, no male person, born in this country, or brought from over sea, ought to be holden by law, to serve any person, as a servant, slave or apprentice, after he arrives to the age of twenty-one years, nor female, in like manner, after she arrives to the age of eighteen years, unless they are bound by their own consent, after they arrive to such age, or bound by law, for the payment of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like.
Page 84 - ... be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of his religious sentiments, or peculia[r] mode of religious worship...
Page 49 - 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...
Page 84 - THAT all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and unalienable rights, amongst which are the enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 86 - That every member of society hath a right to be protected in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and therefore, is bound to contribute his proportion towards the expense of that protection, and yield his personal service, when necessary, or an equivalent thereto...
Page 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 94 - ... for the use of his creditors, in such manner as shall be hereafter regulated by law.
Page 86 - And, previous to any law being made to raise a tax, the purpose for which it is to be raised ought to appear evident to the legislature to be of more service to the community, than the money would be if not collected.
Page 86 - The freedom of deliberation, speech, and debate, in either house of the legislature, is so essential to the rights of the people, that it cannot be the foundation of any accusation or prosecution, action or complaint, in any other court or place whatsoever.