Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph1829 |
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... livres ; that four hundred and forty millions had been borrowed to re - establish the navy ; that the American war had cost them fourteen hundred and forty millions ( two hundred and fifty - six millions of dollars ) , and that the ...
... livres ; that four hundred and forty millions had been borrowed to re - establish the navy ; that the American war had cost them fourteen hundred and forty millions ( two hundred and fifty - six millions of dollars ) , and that the ...
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... of money for even ordinary purposes , in a government which required a million of livres a day , and driven to the last ditch by the universal call for liberty , there came on a winter of such severe cold , as was THOMAS JEFFERSON . 75.
... of money for even ordinary purposes , in a government which required a million of livres a day , and driven to the last ditch by the universal call for liberty , there came on a winter of such severe cold , as was THOMAS JEFFERSON . 75.
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... Livres , sols , and deniers of the French ; the Gilders , stivers and frenings of the Dutch ; the Pounds , shillings , pence and farthings of these several States , into each other , can judge how much they would have been aided , had ...
... Livres , sols , and deniers of the French ; the Gilders , stivers and frenings of the Dutch ; the Pounds , shillings , pence and farthings of these several States , into each other , can judge how much they would have been aided , had ...
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... Livre being their ordinary money of account , and this but between 1-5th and 1-6th of a dollar ; but what will be our labours , should our money of account be 1-1440th of a dollar only ? 2. It is neither equal , nor near to any of the ...
... Livre being their ordinary money of account , and this but between 1-5th and 1-6th of a dollar ; but what will be our labours , should our money of account be 1-1440th of a dollar only ? 2. It is neither equal , nor near to any of the ...
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... livres , and to write a joint letter to him expressing the sense Con- gress entertain of his services . We pray you to give us your sentiments on this subject by return of the first post , as he is waiting here , and we wish the aid of ...
... livres , and to write a joint letter to him expressing the sense Con- gress entertain of his services . We pray you to give us your sentiments on this subject by return of the first post , as he is waiting here , and we wish the aid of ...
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Page 23 - All charges of war and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury...
Page 119 - The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time : the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them.
Page 20 - Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce.
Page 22 - Britain; and finally we do assert and declare these colonies to be free and independent states,] and that as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do. And for the support of this declaration, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
Page 21 - Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British Brethren We have warned them from Time to Time of attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us...
Page 292 - I consider the class of artificers as the panders of vice, and the instruments by which the liberties of a country are generally overturned.
Page 18 - He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Page 21 - At this very time, too, they are permitting their chief magistrate to send over not only soldiers of our common blood, but Scotch and foreign mercenaries to invade and destroy us. These facts have given the last stab to agonizing affection, and manly spirit bids us to renounce forever these unfeeling brethren.
Page 432 - But if any officer shall break his parole by leaving the district so assigned him, or any other prisoner shall escape from the limits of his cantonment, after they shall have been designated to him, such individual, officer, or other prisoner, shall forfeit so much of the benefit of this article as provides for his liberty on parole or in cantonment.
Page 22 - We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled, do in the name, and by the authority of the good people of these States, reject and renounce all allegiance and subjection to the Kings of Great Britain and all others who may hereafter claim by, through, or under them; we utterly dissolve all political connection which may heretofore have subsisted between us and the people or Parliament of Great Britain; and, finally, we do assert and declare these...