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... hundred years before , had dimly shadowed forth , that pro- perty could not be taxed but with the consent of its proper representatives ; and the Royal Assembly of New York , catching the spirit of this fundamental principle , resolved ...
... hundred years before , had dimly shadowed forth , that pro- perty could not be taxed but with the consent of its proper representatives ; and the Royal Assembly of New York , catching the spirit of this fundamental principle , resolved ...
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... hundred and fourteen pages , was styled , " Regulations lately made con- cerning the colonies , and the taxes imposed upon them , considered . " Both defended the stamp bill , and both gave much umbrage to Georgians , who were ...
... hundred and fourteen pages , was styled , " Regulations lately made con- cerning the colonies , and the taxes imposed upon them , considered . " Both defended the stamp bill , and both gave much umbrage to Georgians , who were ...
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... hundred Liberty Boy's had assembled together , threatening to break open the Fort , and destroy the papers . The Governor , arming himself , immediately ordered the two companies of Rangers , numbering fifty - four men , to attend him ...
... hundred Liberty Boy's had assembled together , threatening to break open the Fort , and destroy the papers . The Governor , arming himself , immediately ordered the two companies of Rangers , numbering fifty - four men , to attend him ...
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... hundred men assembled within a few miles of the city , and intimated to the Governor that unless the papers were removed from the place , they would march thither , raze his dwelling to the ground , attack the Fort , and destroy the ...
... hundred men assembled within a few miles of the city , and intimated to the Governor that unless the papers were removed from the place , they would march thither , raze his dwelling to the ground , attack the Fort , and destroy the ...
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... hundred and fifty men , officers and privates , who were distributed in five forts , widely separated , with no possibility of concerted action , and totally inadequate to sustain his executive authority . With this handful of soldiers ...
... hundred and fifty men , officers and privates , who were distributed in five forts , widely separated , with no possibility of concerted action , and totally inadequate to sustain his executive authority . With this handful of soldiers ...
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