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Interesting intelligence from Europe. Boston, May 13, 1776.
Date: 1776]- Books
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In Provincial Congress, Cambridge, February 14, 1775. Whereas it appears necessary for the defence of the lives, liberties, and properties, of the inhabitants of this province, that this Congress ... should be made fully acquainted with the number and military equipments o the militia, and Minute Men ... Resolved, that ... the commanding officers of each regiment ... take an exact state of their numbers, and equipment ...
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Senate, November 19, 1788. Resolved, that the commonwealth be divided into eight districts for the purpose of choosing eight persons to represent the people thereof in the Congress of the United States ...
Massachusetts. General Court.Date: [1788]- Books
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A Covenant for reformation. Assented to in Hatfield, September 12th. 1709.
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Copy of the proceedings of the inhabitants of Boston, June 17, 1779.
Boston (Mass.)Date: [1779]- Books
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Boston, March 30th, 1773. By direction of the Committee of Correspondence for the town of Boston, I now transmit to you an attested copy of the proceedings of said town on the 8th instant ... [blank] clerk of the committee.
Boston Committee of Correspondence.Date: [1773]- Books
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In Provincial Congress, Watertown, June 30, 1775. To the several towns in the county of Hampshire, on the easterly side of Connecticut River, and the towns in the county of Worcester: This Congress taking into their most serious consideration the great want of powder in ou publick magazines ...
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An Association, proposed to the loyal citizens. Agreeable to the proclamation issued by His Excellency the Honorable Major-General William Howe ... We, His Majesty's loyal subjects of the town of Boston, being sensible of the duty incumbent on us ... now take this opportunity to profess our firm allegiance to His Majesty, and entire obedience to his government and laws. ...
Date: 1775]- Books
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In Provincial Congress, Cambridge, October 26, 1774. Whereas in consequence of the present unhappy disputes between Great-Britain and the colonies, a formidable body of troops with warlike preparations of every sort are already arrived at, and others destined for the metropolis of this province ... It is resolved, and hereby recommended to the several companies of militia ... that they meet forthwith ...
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An address of the Congress to the inhabitants of the United States of America.
United States. Continental Congress.Date: [1778]- Books
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The Names of the streets, lanes & alleys, within the town of Boston in New-England.
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In Provincial Congress, Cambridge, December 6, 1774. The operation of the cruel and iniquitous Boston-port-bill, that instrument of ministerial vengeance, having reduced our once happy capital ... It is therefore resolved, that it be recommended to our constituents the inhabitants of the other towns ... that they farther contribute liberally to alleviate the burden ...
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State of Massachusetts-Bay. In Convention, June 16, 1780. Whereas, upon due examination of the returns ... it appears that more than two-thirds of the inhabitants ... have expressed their approbation of the form of government agreed upon by this convention ... this convention do hereupon declare the said form to be the constitution of government established by and for the inhabitants of the state of Massachusetts-Bay. ...
Massachusetts. Constitutional ConventionDate: 1780]- Books
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In Provincial Congress, Watertown, June 16th, 1775. As it has pleased Almighty God in His Providence to suffer the calamities of an unnatural war to take place among us ... we have reason to lament the frequent prophanations of the Lord's-Day ... Resolved, that ... the people of all ranks and denominations ... pay a religious regard to that day ...
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An Account of the fire at Harvard-College, in Cambridge; with the loss sustained thereby.
Date: 1764- Books
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Boston, April 7, 1783. By the ship Astrea, Captain John Derby, who arrived at Salem, last Friday, in twenty-two days from France, we have received a printed copy of a declaration of the American ministers, asl follows: By the ministers plenipotentiary of the United States of America, for making peace with Great-Britain. A declaration of a cessation of arms, as well by sea as land, agreed upon between His Majesty the King of Great-Britain and the United States of America.
United States. Minister Plenipotentiary (Great Britain)Date: [1783]- Books
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The president's message. On the treaty papers.
United States. President (1789-1797 : Washington)Date: [1796]- Books
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Boston, March 31. This morning James Bowdoin, Jun. Esq; arrived in town from New-York, and brought with him a New-York paper, containing the following most glorious intelligence. New-York, March 26. A general peace! ... The principal articles of the preliminaries of peace, of the 20th of January, 1783. ...
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The Following was unanimously agreed upon as the result of the conference and consultation of the committees chosen by a number of towns and districts, viz. Ninety-six towns and eight districts, conven'd at Boston the twenty-second day of September, 1768.
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Earthquakes improved: or Solemn warning to the world; by the tremendous earthquake which happen'd on Tuesday morning the 18th of November 1755, between four and five o'clock.
Date: [1755]- Books
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H-ds-n's speech from the pillory.
Date: [1762]- Ephemera
Another confirmation of the tender mercies of Bonaparte in Egypt! : Selected by his old friend John Bull : as proof of the veracity of Sir Robert Wilson's account of the tremendously inhuman murders perpetrated at Jaffa by order of that most sanguinary monster, and detestable tyrant, Bonaparte / John Bull, 32, Cornhill, July 25, 1803.
Bull, JohnDate: 1803- Books
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Some consolatory reflections and lamentations, occasioned by the premature deaths of three of the children of Capt. Joseph and Mrs. Mary Hinckley, of Barnstable: Viz. Hannah, who departed this life July 7th. 1732, in the eighteenth year of her age. Samuel, who died October 14th, 1733, in the twenty-eighth year of his age. And Elisabeth, who expired October 28th. 1733, in the twenty-first year of her age.
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Upon the much lamented death, of that pious and hopeful young gentlewoman, Mrs. Mary Gerrish, wife of Mr. Samuel Gerrish, the daughter of the Honourable Samuel Sewall Esqr. Who departed this life November 17th. 1710. Being the night after publick thanksgiving.
Noyes, Nicholas, 1647-1717.Date: 1710]- Books
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An elegy, occasion'd by the death of Mrs. Ruth Edson, wife to Mr. Josiah Edson, Junr. of Bridgewater [Mass.]; who deceas'd May 31st 1743, in the 34th year of her age; and sent to him upon this sorrowful dispensation of Providence, ---By a friend.
N. J. S.Date: 1743]