Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History: From 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 7Harper & Bros., 1901 |
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... I renounce , re- fuse , and abjure any allegiance or that obedience to him ; and I do I will to the utmost of my power sup- port , maintain , and defend the said VII . - A 1 " " United States against the said King George III.
... I renounce , re- fuse , and abjure any allegiance or that obedience to him ; and I do I will to the utmost of my power sup- port , maintain , and defend the said VII . - A 1 " " United States against the said King George III.
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... port of New York , and subsequently was of fered the post of collector of the port , which he declined on account of failing health . Mr. Odell was a prominent mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church , expedition ; was at the battle ...
... port of New York , and subsequently was of fered the post of collector of the port , which he declined on account of failing health . Mr. Odell was a prominent mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church , expedition ; was at the battle ...
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... Port Royal as Spanish possessions . Oglethorpe hastened to Eng- land to confer with the trustees and seek military strength . He returned in the au- tumn of 1738 , a brigadier - general , author- ized to raise troops in Georgia . He ...
... Port Royal as Spanish possessions . Oglethorpe hastened to Eng- land to confer with the trustees and seek military strength . He returned in the au- tumn of 1738 , a brigadier - general , author- ized to raise troops in Georgia . He ...
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... port of Provi- dence , and president of the Rhode Island Society of Cincinnati . He died in Provi- dence , R. I. , Nov. 10 , 1812 . the crew and officers ( fourteen in number ) below the hatches . They then took pos- session of the ...
... port of Provi- dence , and president of the Rhode Island Society of Cincinnati . He died in Provi- dence , R. I. , Nov. 10 , 1812 . the crew and officers ( fourteen in number ) below the hatches . They then took pos- session of the ...
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... port caused President Jefferson to send the explorers LEWIS and CLARKE ( qq . v . ) across the continent to the Pacific ( 1804- Ordnance . The whole train of artil- 6 ) . In 1811 John J. Astor and others lery possessed by the English ...
... port caused President Jefferson to send the explorers LEWIS and CLARKE ( qq . v . ) across the continent to the Pacific ( 1804- Ordnance . The whole train of artil- 6 ) . In 1811 John J. Astor and others lery possessed by the English ...
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