Memoirs of the Life and Writings of B.F. ...W. Colburn, 1818 - 450 páginas |
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... occasion of any news of the slaughter of an innocent and virtuous people fighting only in defence of their just rights ; these , together with the recom- mendations of the same measures by even your celebrated moralists and divines in ...
... occasion of any news of the slaughter of an innocent and virtuous people fighting only in defence of their just rights ; these , together with the recom- mendations of the same measures by even your celebrated moralists and divines in ...
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... well as able ally in America , and avoid all occasion of future discord which will otherwise be continually arising on your American fron- tiers , you should throw in those countries , And 6 PART 111 . PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
... well as able ally in America , and avoid all occasion of future discord which will otherwise be continually arising on your American fron- tiers , you should throw in those countries , And 6 PART 111 . PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
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... occasions , were probably sufficient to cause an im mediate rejection of every proposition for an offensive alli- ance with her . And that if she made war against France on our account , a peace with us at the same time was impossi- ble ...
... occasions , were probably sufficient to cause an im mediate rejection of every proposition for an offensive alli- ance with her . And that if she made war against France on our account , a peace with us at the same time was impossi- ble ...
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... occasion for his mercy in many others . As to my future fame I am content to rest it on my past and present conduct , without seeking an addition to it in the crooked , dark paths you propose to me , where I should most cer- tainly lose ...
... occasion for his mercy in many others . As to my future fame I am content to rest it on my past and present conduct , without seeking an addition to it in the crooked , dark paths you propose to me , where I should most cer- tainly lose ...
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... occasion you imagine of fleets or standing armies , but may leave those expensive machines to be maintained for the pomp of princes , and the wealth of ancient states . We propose , if possible , to live in peace with all mankind ; and ...
... occasion you imagine of fleets or standing armies , but may leave those expensive machines to be maintained for the pomp of princes , and the wealth of ancient states . We propose , if possible , to live in peace with all mankind ; and ...
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acquainted act of parliament Adams affairs agreed allies answer appear April assured Britain Britannic Majesty British commerce commission commissioners communicate Comte congress considered conversation copy Count de Vergennes courier court DAVID HARTLEY DEAR FRIEND DEAR SIR declared definitive treaty desire disposition enclosed enemies England esteem Europe Excellency expected farther favor France Franklin give Grenville HENRY LAURENS Holland honor hope house of Bourbon humble servant independence informed intercourse JOHN ADAMS June king l'Angleterre late ministry letter liberty London Lord Cornwallis Lord North Lord Shelburne Lordship Majesty's ministers plenipotentiary nation negociation Nova Scotia obedient obliged occasion opinion Paris parliament parole parties Passy persons preliminaries present prisoners proposed proposition ratification reason received reconciliation respect RICHARD OSWALD Secretary sent sentiments Sept ships sincere Spain thing thought tion told treaty of peace truce United Versailles wish write
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Página 269 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Página 269 - Superior ; thence through lake Superior northward of the isles Royal and Phelipeaux to the long Lake ; thence through the middle of said long Lake, and the water communication between it and the lake of the Woods, to the said lake of the Woods ; thence through the said lake to the most north-western point thereof, and from thence on a due west course to the river Mississippi...
Página 270 - Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the legislatures of the respective States, to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties which have been confiscated, belonging to real British subjects, and also of the estates, rights, and properties of persons resident in districts in the possession of His Majesty's arms, and who have not borne arms against the said United States.
Página 278 - His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz. New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to be free, sovereign and independent States...
Página 278 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Página 269 - Mississippi, until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude; south, by a line to be drawn due east from the determination of the line...
Página 278 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the Boundaries of the said united States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their Boundaries...
Página 279 - States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank, and on all the other banks of Newfoundland ; also, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish...
Página 272 - The navigation of the river Mississippi, from its source to the ocean, shall for ever remain free and open to the subjects of Great Britain and the citizens of the United States.
Página 271 - States a re-consideration and revision of all acts or laws regarding the premises, so as to render the said laws or acts perfectly consistent not only with justice and equity, but with that spirit of conciliation which on the return of the blessings of peace should universally prevail.