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... Request - His Enemies in America - Duties on Exports- Expenses of Foreign Ministers - How to do much Good with little Money - Appointed one of the Commissioners to negotiate a Peace -Capitulation of Cornwallis ( 1781 ) CHAPTER II ...
... Request - His Enemies in America - Duties on Exports- Expenses of Foreign Ministers - How to do much Good with little Money - Appointed one of the Commissioners to negotiate a Peace -Capitulation of Cornwallis ( 1781 ) CHAPTER II ...
Pagina 6
... requests to be relieved from his Mis- sion - The Demoralizing Fruits of a Depreciated Currency - Josiah Quincy , Jr. - Thomas Hollis - Mistrust of England - The American Constitutions in Europe - Prerogative of Government - Renews his ...
... requests to be relieved from his Mis- sion - The Demoralizing Fruits of a Depreciated Currency - Josiah Quincy , Jr. - Thomas Hollis - Mistrust of England - The American Constitutions in Europe - Prerogative of Government - Renews his ...
Pagina 7
... Requests for a Settlement of his Accounts ( 1787 ) . 397-430 CHAPTER XIII . Retirement from Public Life - Remedy for Deafness — Death of the Good Bishop Penalties of Old Age - Farewell to Washington — The Perils of too Good Credit — The ...
... Requests for a Settlement of his Accounts ( 1787 ) . 397-430 CHAPTER XIII . Retirement from Public Life - Remedy for Deafness — Death of the Good Bishop Penalties of Old Age - Farewell to Washington — The Perils of too Good Credit — The ...
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... Request - His Enemies in America - Duties on Exports — Expenses of Foreign Ministers - How to do much Good with ... requests that are contained in that letter , and directed by the instructions , and I delivered the same with the letter ...
... Request - His Enemies in America - Duties on Exports — Expenses of Foreign Ministers - How to do much Good with ... requests that are contained in that letter , and directed by the instructions , and I delivered the same with the letter ...
Pagina 11
... in this time of war , I purpose to remain here at least till the peace ; perhaps it may be for the remainder of my life ; and , if any knowledge or experience I have acquired here may be ÆT . 75. ] II REQUESTS TO BE RELIEVED .
... in this time of war , I purpose to remain here at least till the peace ; perhaps it may be for the remainder of my life ; and , if any knowledge or experience I have acquired here may be ÆT . 75. ] II REQUESTS TO BE RELIEVED .
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Pagina 201 - Good,' which I think was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor, that several leaves of it were torn out ; but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book.
Pagina 356 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Pagina 32 - Neither of the two parties shall conclude either truce or peace with Great Britain without the formal consent of the other first obtained; and they mutually engage not to lay down their arms until the independence of the United States shall have been formally or tacitly assured by the treaty or treaties that shall terminate the war.
Pagina 244 - The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments ' and other rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England, together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches ; and the form or manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons.
Pagina 195 - ... and, when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues him and takes it from him. With all this injustice he is never in good case ; but, like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy.
Pagina 343 - I Benjamin Franklin, of Philadelphia, Printer, late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of France, now President of the State of Pennsylvania, do make and declare my last Will and Testament as follows.
Pagina 343 - Bache, and to her husband, Richard Bache, to hold to them for and during their natural lives, and the life of the longest liver of them. And from and after the decease of the survivor of them, I do give, devise, and bequeath to all children already born, or to be born of my said daughter, and to their heirs and assigns for ever, as tenants in common, and not as joint tenants.
Pagina 75 - And the next day I received the following answer. FROM COUNT DE VERGENNES TO B. FRANKLIN. Translation. " Versailles, 5 May, 1782. "SIR, " I have received the letter, which you did me the honor to write to me the 4th instant, as also those which accompanied it.
Pagina 288 - President, the small progress we have made after four or five weeks' close attendance and continual reasonings with each other — our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes — is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of government, and examined...
Pagina 273 - ... and may prevail with some readers, you will not succeed so as to change the general sentiments of mankind on that subject, and the consequence of printing this piece will be a great deal of odium drawn upon yourself, mischief to you, and no benefit to others. He that spits against the wind spits in his own face.