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... cause an increase of expence , but it appeared to him , that it would be money well bestowed . Mr. secretary Yorke objected to these proposed alterations , princi- pally on the ground of economy , as they would bring on an increas- ed ...
... cause an increase of expence , but it appeared to him , that it would be money well bestowed . Mr. secretary Yorke objected to these proposed alterations , princi- pally on the ground of economy , as they would bring on an increas- ed ...
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... cause that they had offered to sup- port , he thought the infamy attach- ed to such a traitorous desertion , would be its proper punishment .-- The regulars and militia had been increased more than was ever be- fore known , in the ...
... cause that they had offered to sup- port , he thought the infamy attach- ed to such a traitorous desertion , would be its proper punishment .-- The regulars and militia had been increased more than was ever be- fore known , in the ...
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... cause , he was unable to discharge the func- tions of royalty , then , persons call- ing themselves confidential servants of the crown , were no more than ordinary privy counsellors . But it was a matter of serious importance to know ...
... cause , he was unable to discharge the func- tions of royalty , then , persons call- ing themselves confidential servants of the crown , were no more than ordinary privy counsellors . But it was a matter of serious importance to know ...
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... cause of our danger , should be discussed . The war , in its progress , had fallen mi- serably short of its promise in the commencement . We went to war for the purpose of preserving a bar- ren rock in the Mediterranean , and scarcely ...
... cause of our danger , should be discussed . The war , in its progress , had fallen mi- serably short of its promise in the commencement . We went to war for the purpose of preserving a bar- ren rock in the Mediterranean , and scarcely ...
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... cause for alarm . Near the enemy's coast we had a light squadron , at the Downs we had hea- vier ships , and close to the beach we had a flotilla of such vessels as , he conceived , would give a good ac- count of such of the enemy's gun ...
... cause for alarm . Near the enemy's coast we had a light squadron , at the Downs we had hea- vier ships , and close to the beach we had a flotilla of such vessels as , he conceived , would give a good ac- count of such of the enemy's gun ...
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Page 104 - ... GENERAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. THE Hagerman Collection HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE JAMES J. HAGERMAN OF CLASS OF '61 IN THE HANDS OF Professor Charles Kendall Adams. 1883. HA' ) = ..R887 JOURNAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY OP LONDON.
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