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Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, George Edward Reed, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban
J. Severns & Company, 1890
A collection of documents supplementing the companion series known as "Colonial records," which contain the Minutes of the Provincial council, of the Council of safety, and of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania.
 

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Página 387 - An Act for naturalizing such foreign Protestants and others therein mentioned, as are settled or shall settle in any of His Majesty's colonies in America.
Página 1 - KNOW all Men by these Presents, That we, are held and firmly bound unto our...
Página 626 - Turtle creek 800 y 41s,) a finer sight could not have been beheld— the shining barrels of the muskets, the excellent order of the men, the cleanliness; of their appearance, the joy depicted on every face at being...
Página 591 - THOMAS PENN and RICHARD PENN, true and absolute proprietaries and governors in chief of the province of Pennsylvania and counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex, on Delaware...
Página 627 - Creek 800 yds.) a finer sight could not have been beheld, the shining barrels of the muskets, the excellent order of the men, the cleanliness of their appearance, the joy depicted on every face at being so near Fort Du Quesne, the highest object of their wishes — the music reechoed through the mountains. How brilliant the morning — how melancholy the evening!
Página 627 - ... soldier; they were shot down in whole ranks. The enemy, observing the infatuation of the General, felt assured of victory, redoubled their exertions and fired with such fatal precision as to cause our men to throw away their guns and run off in the greatest disorder. The officers in vain attempted to arrest their course, — they were compelled to follow their example. How differently did they cross the river now, — without arms, order or music, the hellish yells of the Indians and the groans...
Página 627 - French ha<l hardly an idea of victory when they made the attack. Braddock appeared almost to have courted defeat. Against every remonstrance of Sir Peter Halket, Major Washington and others of his officers, he refused to let a man leave his rank; they fired in platoons against no object — how very dispiriting to a gallant soldier, they were shot down in whole ranks. The enemy observing the infatuation of the General, felt assured of victory, redoubled their exertions, and fired with such fatal...
Página 1 - Queen, her heirs and successors ; to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and every of us, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated the day of • in the year of the reign of her said Majesty, and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and...
Página 287 - Successors, who have inhabited and resided, or shall inhabit or reside for the Space of seven Years or more, in any of His Majesty's Colonies in America, and shall not have been absent out of some of the said Colonies for a longer Space than two Months at any one time during the said seven Years...
Página 400 - An Act for naturalizing foreign Protestants and others therein mentioned, as are settled or shall settle in any of His Majesty's colonies in America, to other foreign Protestants who conscientiously scruple the taking of an oath.

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