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... command . " If any thing , " would they add , " could drive so able an officer , as you are , to despair , " it were the necessity of obeying the orders of a general , who " furnishes , daily , new proofs of the mediocrity of his ...
... command . " If any thing , " would they add , " could drive so able an officer , as you are , to despair , " it were the necessity of obeying the orders of a general , who " furnishes , daily , new proofs of the mediocrity of his ...
Side 34
... command from General Washington ; -that as soon as he succeeded , he should consult with Sir Henry Clinton as to his ulterior movements , and be guided by the instructions which would be given to him . From this time , in fact , he ...
... command from General Washington ; -that as soon as he succeeded , he should consult with Sir Henry Clinton as to his ulterior movements , and be guided by the instructions which would be given to him . From this time , in fact , he ...
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... the works , could not be attempted but with extreme hazard . There are several redoubts upon the eminences which command fort Clinton , and one of them is called after Putnam , a general renowned for feats of 36 AMERICAN Register .
... the works , could not be attempted but with extreme hazard . There are several redoubts upon the eminences which command fort Clinton , and one of them is called after Putnam , a general renowned for feats of 36 AMERICAN Register .
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... command of this important post . He was not unconscious that a general who sells himself to the enemy , forfeits , in that instant , whatever glory , esteem , or fame he may have earned ; that his laurels are blasted by his treason ...
... command of this important post . He was not unconscious that a general who sells himself to the enemy , forfeits , in that instant , whatever glory , esteem , or fame he may have earned ; that his laurels are blasted by his treason ...
Side 39
... command of the left wing " of the army with which I shall advance . " This offer must have tempted a man so greedy of fame ; - he had , however , gone too far to recede . He again alleged the condition of his wounds , and repeated ...
... command of the left wing " of the army with which I shall advance . " This offer must have tempted a man so greedy of fame ; - he had , however , gone too far to recede . He again alleged the condition of his wounds , and repeated ...
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Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 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.
Side xxv - An act to provide for the prompt settlement of public accounts...
Side 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.