A History of the Irish Settlers in North America: From the Earliest Period to the Census of 1850P. Donahoe, 1852 - 240 страница |
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... officers were in such awe of him , they dare not remonstrate . At length he landed them at Cape Cod , whence some of them moved to the banks of the Hudson . Of these was Charles Clinton , who had then three children of Irish birth ...
... officers were in such awe of him , they dare not remonstrate . At length he landed them at Cape Cod , whence some of them moved to the banks of the Hudson . Of these was Charles Clinton , who had then three children of Irish birth ...
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... officers who commanded under Wolf at the capture of Quebec , was an Irish gentleman , Richard * O'Callaghan Documentary History of New York . It is strange that For- man , in his Memoir of the Brigade , and Mathew O'Connor , in his ...
... officers who commanded under Wolf at the capture of Quebec , was an Irish gentleman , Richard * O'Callaghan Documentary History of New York . It is strange that For- man , in his Memoir of the Brigade , and Mathew O'Connor , in his ...
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... officers , held themselves ready to vol- unteer into the American service ; and afterwards , at the desire of the American agents in Paris , did so . The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766 , but the Tea Tax was enacted in 1767. This measure ...
... officers , held themselves ready to vol- unteer into the American service ; and afterwards , at the desire of the American agents in Paris , did so . The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766 , but the Tea Tax was enacted in 1767. This measure ...
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... officers we cannot now say what precise proportion our nation con- tributed ; but we will find , in the course of the war , that & full third of the active chiefs of the army were of Irish birth or descent . Of the rank and file , New ...
... officers we cannot now say what precise proportion our nation con- tributed ; but we will find , in the course of the war , that & full third of the active chiefs of the army were of Irish birth or descent . Of the rank and file , New ...
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... officers America can boast . " * The elder brother , George Clinton , after the death of Montgomery , was appointed brigadier general for New York ; and in 1776 , with his two kinsmen , gallantly defended the unfinished forts on the ...
... officers America can boast . " * The elder brother , George Clinton , after the death of Montgomery , was appointed brigadier general for New York ; and in 1776 , with his two kinsmen , gallantly defended the unfinished forts on the ...
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Страница 79 - ... may the members of your society in America, animated alone by the pure spirit of Christianity, and still conducting themselves as the faithful subjects of our free Government, enjoy every temporal and spiritual felicity.
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Страница 79 - As mankind become more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community, are equally entitled to the protection of civil government.
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