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... called , that is from 1775 , the time of his leaving the pulpit , to 1781 , the time of his access to the bar , he adventured in trade with his broth- er Captain William Dana , of Amherst , N.H , but the anxieties and hazards attending ...
... called , that is from 1775 , the time of his leaving the pulpit , to 1781 , the time of his access to the bar , he adventured in trade with his broth- er Captain William Dana , of Amherst , N.H , but the anxieties and hazards attending ...
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... called to fill a seat in the Senate of this State , vacated by the resignation of the Hon . Joshua Atherton , who had accepted the appointment to the office of Attorney General . Mr. Dana had been a candidate before the people , and ...
... called to fill a seat in the Senate of this State , vacated by the resignation of the Hon . Joshua Atherton , who had accepted the appointment to the office of Attorney General . Mr. Dana had been a candidate before the people , and ...
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... called the Manor of Broad Oaks , had a mansion with twelve chimneys , lived in style , kept a coach and not less than eight ser- vants . By the ease of his disposition , his liberal- ity and extravagance , the amount of his debts at the ...
... called the Manor of Broad Oaks , had a mansion with twelve chimneys , lived in style , kept a coach and not less than eight ser- vants . By the ease of his disposition , his liberal- ity and extravagance , the amount of his debts at the ...
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... called heaven to witness , that he was discharging a duty that he owed his country , his King and his God . " In 1769 , he with his family visited England . In the Gazette , the following respectful notice is taken of his sailing ...
... called heaven to witness , that he was discharging a duty that he owed his country , his King and his God . " In 1769 , he with his family visited England . In the Gazette , the following respectful notice is taken of his sailing ...
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... called of Litchfield , and ranked as a Barrister at law of New - Hampshire , in 1773 , with Samuel Livermore of Londonderry , Noah Emery and William Parker of Exeter , John Sullivan of Dover , John Pickering of Ports- mouth , Joshua ...
... called of Litchfield , and ranked as a Barrister at law of New - Hampshire , in 1773 , with Samuel Livermore of Londonderry , Noah Emery and William Parker of Exeter , John Sullivan of Dover , John Pickering of Ports- mouth , Joshua ...
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Page 26 - I, AB, do swear, That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical, that damnable doctrine and position, That princes excommunicated or deprived by the pope, or any authority of the see of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever.
Page 22 - And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to these express words by me spoken and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words without any equivocation, mental evasion or secret reservation whatsoever. And I do make this recognition, acknowledgment, adjuration, renunciation and promise, heartily, willingly and truly upon the true faith of a Christian; so help me God.
Page 266 - Knowledge and learning, generally diffused through a community, being essential to the preservation of a free government, and spreading the opportunities and advantages of education through the various parts of the country being highly conducive to this end...
Page 71 - Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruised, But, as the world harmoniously confused: Where order in variety we see, And where, though all things differ, all agree.
Page 260 - It is therefore ordered, that every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read, whose wages shall be paid either by the parents or masters of such children, or by the inhabitants in general...
Page 36 - Behold, here I am : witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed : whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken 1 or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes wherewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.
Page 195 - To discover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to the natural, civil, literary and ecclesiastical history of the United States in general, and of this State in particular.
Page 260 - ... whose wages shall be paid, either by the parents or masters of such children, or by the inhabitants in general, by way of supply, as the major part of those...
Page 22 - George the third is lawful and rightful king of this realm, and of all other his majesty's dominions and countries thereunto belonging, and I do solemnly and sincerely declare, that I do believe in my conscience that...
Page 259 - It being one chief project of that old deluder Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, as In former times by keeping them in an unknown tongue, so in these latter times by persuading from the use of tongues...