American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
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... passed into the hands of the Franciscans , though without any essential change in their management . Ever since the independence of Mexico , the mis- sions have been going down ; until , at last , a law was passed , stripping them of ...
... passed into the hands of the Franciscans , though without any essential change in their management . Ever since the independence of Mexico , the mis- sions have been going down ; until , at last , a law was passed , stripping them of ...
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... passed into the hands of a military leader . . . . Under these circumstances , Mr. Slidell , in obedience to my direction , addressed a note to the Mexican minister of foreign relations , under date of the 1st of March last , asking to ...
... passed into the hands of a military leader . . . . Under these circumstances , Mr. Slidell , in obedience to my direction , addressed a note to the Mexican minister of foreign relations , under date of the 1st of March last , asking to ...
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... passed the boundary of the United States , has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil . She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced , and that the two nations are now at war . As war exists , and ...
... passed the boundary of the United States , has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil . She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced , and that the two nations are now at war . As war exists , and ...
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... passed from my possession ? " Sir , had one come and demanded Bunker Hill of the people of Massa- chusetts , had England's Lion ever showed himself there , is there a man over thirteen and under ninety who would not have been ready to ...
... passed from my possession ? " Sir , had one come and demanded Bunker Hill of the people of Massa- chusetts , had England's Lion ever showed himself there , is there a man over thirteen and under ninety who would not have been ready to ...
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... passed one of those formidable systems of city defences , spoken of above , and it had not a gun ! strong proof - 1 . That the enemy had expected us to fall in the attack upon Chapultepec , even if we meant anything more than a feint ...
... passed one of those formidable systems of city defences , spoken of above , and it had not a gun ! strong proof - 1 . That the enemy had expected us to fall in the attack upon Chapultepec , even if we meant anything more than a feint ...
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