The Life and Writings of De Witt ClintonBaker and Scribner, 1849 - 381 páginas |
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... America . Being a man of influence , he pre- vailed upon a large number of his neighbors and friends to remove with him . He sailed from Dublin in a vessel called the George and Anne , in May , 1729 , and by a re- ceipt preserved among ...
... America . Being a man of influence , he pre- vailed upon a large number of his neighbors and friends to remove with him . He sailed from Dublin in a vessel called the George and Anne , in May , 1729 , and by a re- ceipt preserved among ...
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... America ; this is to certify , that all along they behaved themselves soberly and inoffensively , and are fit to be received into any Christian congregation where Providence may cast their lot . Also , that said Charles Clinton was a ...
... America ; this is to certify , that all along they behaved themselves soberly and inoffensively , and are fit to be received into any Christian congregation where Providence may cast their lot . Also , that said Charles Clinton was a ...
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... America . His wife , Elizabeth Denniston , to whom he was married in Ireland , was an accomplished and intelligent woman . She appears to have been well acquainted with the mili- tary operations of the times , and to have shared largely ...
... America . His wife , Elizabeth Denniston , to whom he was married in Ireland , was an accomplished and intelligent woman . She appears to have been well acquainted with the mili- tary operations of the times , and to have shared largely ...
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... America , considering the consequences of it , as it was the store out of which all the forts to the southward were supplied ; and the shipping destroyed there , they employed in that service . " The expedition was conducted with ...
... America , considering the consequences of it , as it was the store out of which all the forts to the southward were supplied ; and the shipping destroyed there , they employed in that service . " The expedition was conducted with ...
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... America was concentrated upon the State of New York , Gen. Clinton was stationed at Fort Montgomery , upon the Hudson River , and together with his brother the go- vernor , made a firm though unsuccessful resistance to the advance of ...
... America was concentrated upon the State of New York , Gen. Clinton was stationed at Fort Montgomery , upon the Hudson River , and together with his brother the go- vernor , made a firm though unsuccessful resistance to the advance of ...
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a-half acres Albany America ancient appears army banks barrel boat British bushel called Canada canal Canandaigua Cayuga Cayuga Lake character Charlevoix colonies commenced commodore Confederates considerable contains Court-house distance dollars eight enemy erected feet fish Five Nations formerly Fort Schlosser forty four miles French Genesee River Geneva Government Governor Holland Land Company honor hundred Indians inhabitants Iroquois Island James Clinton Lake Erie Lake Ontario land Lewiston ment miles from Schenectady mill Mohawk Musquito navigation Niagara north side o'clock Oneida Oneida Lake Onondaga Oswego outlet passed peace population rapid Salina salmon salt says Schenectady Seneca Seneca Lake Seneca River seven shillings Sir William Johnson Society south side Spain spirit spring stone stream tavern territory thousand tion town treaty trees turnpike twelve Utica valley village western whole Witt Clinton Wood Creek York
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Página 5 - When your Lordships look at the papers transmitted to us from America ; when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Página 206 - That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona.
Página 301 - For to say, that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation than duty taught and understood; it is to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer by a guide than a seeing man can by a light.
Página 327 - Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Página 363 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world : all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power : both Angels and Men, and creatures of what condition soever, though each in different sort and manner, yet all, with uniform consent, admiring her as the Mother of their peace and joy.
Página 358 - Weep no more, woeful shepherds, weep no more, For Lycidas your sorrow is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the watery floor. So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed. And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky...
Página 350 - ... a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Página 368 - We may go where we please, and carry with us whom we please, and buy and sell what we please : if your allies be your slaves, use them as such, command them to receive no other but your people.
Página 231 - Heaven's height, and with the centre mix the pole. Silence, ye troubled waves, and thou deep, peace, Said then the omnific Word, your discord end.
Página 311 - ... that most to be taken care of is the gentleman's calling. For if those of that rank are by their education once set right, they will quickly bring all the rest into order.