A Historical Collection from Official Records, Files, &c., of the Part Sustained by Connecticut, During the War of the Revolution: With an Appendix, Containing Important Letters, Depositions, &c., Written During the WarE. Gleason, 1842 - 643 sider |
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Side 47
... brig , one scow , one schooner , and two sloops , were discovered beating up New London harbor , which alarmed the people of the town ; they immediately sent out expresses to alarm the neighboring towns . But it was discovered they were ...
... brig , one scow , one schooner , and two sloops , were discovered beating up New London harbor , which alarmed the people of the town ; they immediately sent out expresses to alarm the neighboring towns . But it was discovered they were ...
Side 84
... Seth Harding , of the brig Defence , in the Connecticut service , to Gov. Trumbull , it is stated that he and the heroic character which he gained in the army 84 REVOLUTIONARY WAR , 1776 . called him to the hardships of war, and he ...
... Seth Harding , of the brig Defence , in the Connecticut service , to Gov. Trumbull , it is stated that he and the heroic character which he gained in the army 84 REVOLUTIONARY WAR , 1776 . called him to the hardships of war, and he ...
Side 85
... brig is that ? he told him the brig Defence . Then Capt . Harding again hailed him , and informed him he disliked to kill his men , but that he would have the ship at all events , and again ordered her to strike her colors . When the ...
... brig is that ? he told him the brig Defence . Then Capt . Harding again hailed him , and informed him he disliked to kill his men , but that he would have the ship at all events , and again ordered her to strike her colors . When the ...
Side 88
... Brig . Gen. Gordon was killed within about 60 rods of the enemy's camp . August 12 , 1776. Last week from twenty to thirty tories arrived in Hart- ford from Albany , fifteen of them were to be stationed at New London . A new ship - of ...
... Brig . Gen. Gordon was killed within about 60 rods of the enemy's camp . August 12 , 1776. Last week from twenty to thirty tories arrived in Hart- ford from Albany , fifteen of them were to be stationed at New London . A new ship - of ...
Side 90
... brig Defence , Capt . Harding ; she sailed from Montego Bay in company with two hundred sail under a convoy of two ships - of - war , which returned to port ; the cargo of the prize consisted of 306 hogsheads of sugar , 150 do . of rum ...
... brig Defence , Capt . Harding ; she sailed from Montego Bay in company with two hundred sail under a convoy of two ships - of - war , which returned to port ; the cargo of the prize consisted of 306 hogsheads of sugar , 150 do . of rum ...
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A Historical Collection from Official Records, Files, &c., of the Part ... Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1842 |
A Historical Collection from Official Records, Files, &c., of the Part ... Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1842 |
A Historical Collection from Official Records, Files, &c., of the Part ... Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1842 |
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1st lieutenant 2d lieutenant aforesaid Andrew Huntington appointed arms Assembly battalions Benjamin Benjamin Huntington bills Boston brig brig Defence brigade British bushels cannon Capt captain clothing colony command commissary committee of pay Congress Connecticut continental army Continental Congress Council of Safety Danbury David deliver directed Ebenezer Elderkin enemy enlisted ensign Esq'rs Fairfield favor forthwith Governor and Council Groton guns harbor Hartford Haven horse Huntington inhabitants Jabez Jabez Huntington John Jonathan JONATHAN TRUMBULL Joseph lawful money Lebanon Legislature letter liberty Lieut London Long Island Nathaniel Nathaniel Shaw non-commissioned officers Norwalk Norwich officers and soldiers Oliver Cromwell ordered pay table Peekskill permitted persons pounds powder prisoners procure purchase raised receive resolved Salisbury salt Samuel selectmen sent SESSION shillings ship sloop Stonington taken Thomas tories town troops Trumbull vessels voted wages William Windham Wolcott York
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Side 107 - The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective States...
Side 106 - States, and from the list of such persons each party shall alternately strike out one, the petitioners beginning, until the number shall be reduced to thirteen ; and from that number not less than seven, nor more than nine names, as Congress shall direct, shall in the presence of Congress be drawn out by lot; and the persons whose names shall be so drawn, or any five of them, shall be commissioners or judges to hear and finally determine the controversy, so always as a major part of the judges, who...
Side 105 - ... of establishing rules for deciding in all cases what captures on land or water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States shall be divided or appropriated ; of granting letters of marque and reprisal in times of peace, appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas...
Side 103 - The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.
Side 105 - 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, which shall be supplied by the several states, in proportion to the value of all land within each state...
Side 100 - He has endeavored to prevent the population of these states ; for that purpose, obstructing the laws for naturalization of foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new appropriations of lands.
Side 105 - Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury which shall be supplied by the several states in proportion to the value of all land within each state, granted to or surveyed for any person as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated, according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled shall, from time to time, direct and appoint.
Side 105 - When land forces are raised by any State, for the common defence, all officers of or under the rank of Colonel, shall be appointed by the Legislature of each State respectively by whom such forces shall be raised, or in such manner as such State shall direct ; and all vacancies shall be filled up by the State which first made the appointment.
Side 104 - No State shall lay any imposts or duties which may interfere with any stipulations in treaties entered into by the United States in Congress assembled, with any king, prince, or state, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by Congress to the courts of France and Spain.
Side 107 - The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have authority to appoint a committee, to sit in the recess of Congress, to be denominated, "A Committee of the States," and to consist of one delegate from each State ; and to appoint such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing the general affairs of the United States under their direction...