 | James Trecothick Austin - 1828 - 550 páginas
...battalions of infantry, three thousand light horse, three regiments of artillery and a corps of engineers ; to take whatever he might want for the use of the army, to arrest such as refused to receive the continental money or were otherwise disaffected to the American... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1833 - 416 páginas
...excused from military duty. The press was now in permanent operation, and the sums emitted so largo, that public confidence began to diminish, while ruinous...accusation against the enemies of liberty, for impairing their credit, by raising the nominal value of gold and silver. The states were exhorted to pass laws... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1838 - 350 páginas
...money to the treasury, and received bills of credit in return at par. In the course of the year 1775, ten millions of dollars were emitted. The next year...accusation against the enemies of liberty, for impairing their credit, by raising the nominal value of gold and silver. The States were exhorted to pass laws... | |
 | Emma Willard - 1843 - 500 páginas
...general, and to fill up all vacancies in every department of the American army. They also authorized him to take whatever he might want for the use of the army, at his own price, even if the inhabitants should refuse to sell it ; and to arrest and confine persons,... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 602 páginas
...of brigadier-general, and to fill up all vacancies in every other department of the American army ; to take whatever he might want for the use of the army, (if the owners would not sell it,) allowing a reasonable price for the same; to arrest and confine... | |
 | Emma Willard - 1852 - 560 páginas
...general, and to fill up all vacancies in every department of the American army. They also authorized him to take whatever he might want for the use of the army, at his own price, even if the inhabitants should refuse to sell it ; and to arrest and confine persons,... | |
 | William Vincent Wells - 1865 - 534 páginas
...magazines of provisions in such places as he should think proper; to displace and appoint officers; to take whatever he might want for the use of the army, if the inhabitants would not sell it; and to arrest and confine persons refusing to take the Continental... | |
 | Abram English Brown - 1891 - 206 páginas
...this battle, Congress vested Washington with full power to raise an army and gather provisions and to take whatever he might want for the use of the army, if the owners refused to sell. He also had power to arrest and confine persons who refused to take... | |
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... the treasurers happened to have gold or silver, they were directed to advertise their readiness to exchange the same for paper; and some individuals, ardently patriotic, sent large sums of metallic money to the treasury, and received bills of credit... 