Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ..., Volume 2Henry Colburn, 1818 - 541 pages |
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... declare , that all the speilings , thefts , burnings of houses and towns , and murders of innocent people , perpetrated by their wicked and inhuman corsairs on our coasts , previous to any war declared against us , were just actions ...
... declare , that all the speilings , thefts , burnings of houses and towns , and murders of innocent people , perpetrated by their wicked and inhuman corsairs on our coasts , previous to any war declared against us , were just actions ...
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... declaration of independ- ence , by a circular manifesto to the several colonies , stating the causes which rendered it necessary that all authority under the crown should be totally sup- pressed , and all the powers of government taken ...
... declaration of independ- ence , by a circular manifesto to the several colonies , stating the causes which rendered it necessary that all authority under the crown should be totally sup- pressed , and all the powers of government taken ...
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... DECLARATION by the Representatives of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA in Congress assembled . WHEN , in the course of ... declare the causes which impel them to the separation . We hold these truths to be self - evident : that all men are ...
... DECLARATION by the Representatives of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA in Congress assembled . WHEN , in the course of ... declare the causes which impel them to the separation . We hold these truths to be self - evident : that all men are ...
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... declare For depriving us , in many cases , of the benefits of trial by jury : For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences : For abolishing the free system of English laws in a neighbor- ing province , establishing ...
... declare For depriving us , in many cases , of the benefits of trial by jury : For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences : For abolishing the free system of English laws in a neighbor- ing province , establishing ...
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... declare , That these United Colonies are , and of right ought to be , FREE and IN- DEPENDENT STATES ; that they are ... declaration , with a firm reliance on the protection of DIVINE PROVIDENCE , we mutually pledge to each other our ...
... declare , That these United Colonies are , and of right ought to be , FREE and IN- DEPENDENT STATES ; that they are ... declaration , with a firm reliance on the protection of DIVINE PROVIDENCE , we mutually pledge to each other our ...
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