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... Lord Dunmore retires on board a fhip of war . Various tranfac- tions between the Governor and the affembly . Report from the Committee of Enquiry . Refufal of the Governor to go on shore to pass the bills . Affembly will not attend him ...
... Lord Dunmore retires on board a fhip of war . Various tranfac- tions between the Governor and the affembly . Report from the Committee of Enquiry . Refufal of the Governor to go on shore to pass the bills . Affembly will not attend him ...
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... Lord- fhip would , defignedly , mifrepre- fent facts ; but that it was much to be feared , he too eafily gave credit to defigning perfons , who , to the great injury of the commu- nity , poffeffed much too large a fhare of his ...
... Lord- fhip would , defignedly , mifrepre- fent facts ; but that it was much to be feared , he too eafily gave credit to defigning perfons , who , to the great injury of the commu- nity , poffeffed much too large a fhare of his ...
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... Lord Dunmore in his answer was fomewhat rough . He infifted upon his right of calling them to any place in the colony , where the exigence of affairs might render their attendance neceffary . He further obferved , that as he had not ...
... Lord Dunmore in his answer was fomewhat rough . He infifted upon his right of calling them to any place in the colony , where the exigence of affairs might render their attendance neceffary . He further obferved , that as he had not ...
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... Lord Dunmore in his anfwer was fomewhat rough . He infifted upon his right of calling them to any place in the colony , where the exigence of affairs might render their attendance neceffary . He further obferved , that as he had not ...
... Lord Dunmore in his anfwer was fomewhat rough . He infifted upon his right of calling them to any place in the colony , where the exigence of affairs might render their attendance neceffary . He further obferved , that as he had not ...
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... Lord- fhip would , defignedly , mifrepre- fent facts ; but that it was much to be feared , he too eafily gave credit to defigning perfons , who , to the great injury of the commu- nity , poffeffed much too large a fhare of his ...
... Lord- fhip would , defignedly , mifrepre- fent facts ; but that it was much to be feared , he too eafily gave credit to defigning perfons , who , to the great injury of the commu- nity , poffeffed much too large a fhare of his ...
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