The American Register, Or, Summary Review of History, Politics, and LiteratureRobert Walsh Thomas Dobson and Son, 1817 - Europe |
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... officer of the American army , ( General Hamilton , ) who had means of obtaining accurate information . This account is alto- gether a most eloquent and interesting performance . As an his- torical document , it well deserves to be ...
... officer of the American army , ( General Hamilton , ) who had means of obtaining accurate information . This account is alto- gether a most eloquent and interesting performance . As an his- torical document , it well deserves to be ...
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... , in all likelihood , shared largely at the same time , in the contempt and antipathy which were but too com- VOL . II . monly entertained or affected by the British officers for the INTRODUCTION . xvii HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES- PAGE.
... , in all likelihood , shared largely at the same time , in the contempt and antipathy which were but too com- VOL . II . monly entertained or affected by the British officers for the INTRODUCTION . xvii HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES- PAGE.
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Robert Walsh. monly entertained or affected by the British officers for the Americans in general . The national pride of André made it perhaps , incomprehensible to him , that three American husband- men could be superior to all ...
Robert Walsh. monly entertained or affected by the British officers for the Americans in general . The national pride of André made it perhaps , incomprehensible to him , that three American husband- men could be superior to all ...
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... officers whose courage and fidelity have been proved in the field , and rewarded by the gratitude of the nation . This army is divided and stationed in garrison along the Atlantic coast from Maine to St. Mary's , and on the west from ...
... officers whose courage and fidelity have been proved in the field , and rewarded by the gratitude of the nation . This army is divided and stationed in garrison along the Atlantic coast from Maine to St. Mary's , and on the west from ...
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... officers , who , unlike , in this respect , the great plurality of congress , have no other means of livelihood ; and who , moreover , are devoted throughout the year to their official functions . The guardians of the public purse were ...
... officers , who , unlike , in this respect , the great plurality of congress , have no other means of livelihood ; and who , moreover , are devoted throughout the year to their official functions . The guardians of the public purse were ...
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Page iv - An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time* therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.
Page 367 - Congress provided that ... a final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest court of law or equity of a state in which a decision of the suit could be had...
Page 347 - States are plaintiffs, or petitioners; or an alien is a party, or the suit is between a citizen of the state where the suit is brought, and a citizen of another state.
Page 58 - The Board having maturely considered these facts, DO ALSO REPORT to His Excellency General Washington, that Major Andre, Adjutant General to the British Army, ought to be considered as a Spy from the enemy ; and that, agreeable to the law and usage of nations, it is their opinion he ought to suffer death.
Page 25 - Exhibit anew those noble qualities which have placed you on the list of our most valued commanders. I will myself furnish you, as far as it may be in my power, with opportunities of regaining the esteem of your country.
Page 374 - The constitution vests the whole judicial power of the United States in one Supreme Court, and such inferior courts as congress shall, from time to time, ordain and establish.
Page 321 - Cush. 451, it was held, in an action against a town to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of a defective...
Page 345 - that the laws of the several States, except where the Constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page xxv - An act to provide for the prompt settlement of public accounts...
Page 367 - But no other error shall be assigned or regarded as a ground of reversal in any such case as aforesaid, than such as appears on the face of the record, and immediately respects the before mentioned questions of validity or construction of the said constitution, treaties, statutes, commissions, or authorities in dispute.