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Page 52 - An Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and Government, and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors...
Page 52 - An Act for naturalizing such foreign Protestants, and others therein mentioned, as are settled or shall settle, in any of His Majesty's Colonies in America.
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Page 34 - NB In justice to the gentlemen of my family, Colonel Varick and Major Franks, I think myself in honor bound to declare, that they, as well as Joshua Smith, Esq., (who I know is suspected) are totally ignorant of any transactions of mine, that they had reason to believe were injurious to the public.
Page 96 - This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote at any annual meeting, notice of such amendment having been given at the previous annual meeting, or the proposed amendment having received the approval of the Executive Council.
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Page 116 - The kindness of our little friend in Front street, near the coffee-house, is a fund that will preserve me from extremities, but I never resort to it without great mortification, as he obstinately rejects all recompense.
Page 157 - V. The executive council shall have charge of the general interests of the association, including the election of members, the calling of meetings, the selection of papers to be read, and the determination of what papers shall be published.
Page 70 - I feel no disgrace in ranking with such society, however, it may be subject to the illiberal buffoonery of such men as your correspondents. I am a Republican! Thank God I have not been so heedless and so ignorant of what has passed, and is now passing in the political world. I have not been so proud or so prejudiced as to renounce the cause for which I have fought, as an American, throughout the whole of the revolutionary war, in the militia of Charleston, and in Polafke/s legion, I fought in almost...