Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History: From 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 7Harper & Bros., 1901 |
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... independence , when Island , and there marked out a fort that that gentleman went as minister to would command the mouth of the St. England in 1784. He died in Essex , Mary's River . On a small island at the England , Jan. 30 , 1785 ...
... independence , when Island , and there marked out a fort that that gentleman went as minister to would command the mouth of the St. England in 1784. He died in Essex , Mary's River . On a small island at the England , Jan. 30 , 1785 ...
Page 17
... Independence was adopted and the federal Constitution framed . " Old Style , dates according to the Julian calendar , which was supplanted by the Gregorian calendar in 1582 , but not accepted by Great Britain until 1752 . Oldham , JOHN ...
... Independence was adopted and the federal Constitution framed . " Old Style , dates according to the Julian calendar , which was supplanted by the Gregorian calendar in 1582 , but not accepted by Great Britain until 1752 . Oldham , JOHN ...
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... independence ( Nov. 8 ) to intercept the British squad- was kindling , a general council of the ron , under Commodore Earl , returning to confederacy was held at Onondaga Castle . Kingston from Fort George , on the Niag The Oneidas and ...
... independence ( Nov. 8 ) to intercept the British squad- was kindling , a general council of the ron , under Commodore Earl , returning to confederacy was held at Onondaga Castle . Kingston from Fort George , on the Niag The Oneidas and ...
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... independence the twelfth . ing , distributing , and accounting for every description of artillery , small- arms , and all the munitions of war which may be required for the fortifications of the coun- try , the armies in the field , and ...
... independence the twelfth . ing , distributing , and accounting for every description of artillery , small- arms , and all the munitions of war which may be required for the fortifications of the coun- try , the armies in the field , and ...
Page 48
... independence ( which his trumpet - voice had heralded ) had closed , he attempted to resume the practice of his profession . But his death was nigh . He had often expressed a wish that his death might be by a stroke of lightning . Stand ...
... independence ( which his trumpet - voice had heralded ) had closed , he attempted to resume the practice of his profession . But his death was nigh . He had often expressed a wish that his death might be by a stroke of lightning . Stand ...
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