Sketch of the Life and Public Services of Hon. James Hillhouse of New Haven: With a Notice of His Son, Augustus Lucas Hillhouse1860 - 572 páginas |
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... march , Captain Hillhouse fired upon the advanced guard so as to drive them in upon the main body . But coming in force , the enemy proceeded . Others be- sides Hillhouse's party had by this time passed the bridge JAMES HILLHOUSE . 13.
... march , Captain Hillhouse fired upon the advanced guard so as to drive them in upon the main body . But coming in force , the enemy proceeded . Others be- sides Hillhouse's party had by this time passed the bridge JAMES HILLHOUSE . 13.
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... party of the New Haven men on their left under the leadership of Aaron Burr , who happened to be with some of his relatives in New Haven at that time , and who after carrying a young daughter of his uncle , Pierpont Edwards , † to a ...
... party of the New Haven men on their left under the leadership of Aaron Burr , who happened to be with some of his relatives in New Haven at that time , and who after carrying a young daughter of his uncle , Pierpont Edwards , † to a ...
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... parties of militia from Derby and other towns . The New Haven men kept up their firing as they retreated toward their homes . Just at the entrance of the town as it then was , near where the junction of Dixwell street and Whalley avenue ...
... parties of militia from Derby and other towns . The New Haven men kept up their firing as they retreated toward their homes . Just at the entrance of the town as it then was , near where the junction of Dixwell street and Whalley avenue ...
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... party divisions of that period , Mr. Hillhouse ranked with the Federalists . He had supported the ad- ministration of Washington and the elder Adams , and he was in the opposition under the administration of Jefferson . Yet his speeches ...
... party divisions of that period , Mr. Hillhouse ranked with the Federalists . He had supported the ad- ministration of Washington and the elder Adams , and he was in the opposition under the administration of Jefferson . Yet his speeches ...
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... party with which he acted was ascendant in the Union , abhorred the idea of centralized and consolidated power . He regarded the State governments as the great conservative force in our political system , the guardians of liberty ...
... party with which he acted was ascendant in the Union , abhorred the idea of centralized and consolidated power . He regarded the State governments as the great conservative force in our political system , the guardians of liberty ...
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