The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 769
... Shelburne alone could form a new administration , and they would not act with any of the present ministry , except Thurlow.1 Still North was forbidden to resign . Only on the eve of the 20th , to save him from the vote on Fox's motion ...
... Shelburne alone could form a new administration , and they would not act with any of the present ministry , except Thurlow.1 Still North was forbidden to resign . Only on the eve of the 20th , to save him from the vote on Fox's motion ...
Page 774
... Shelburne now became acute . Fox credited Shelburne with duplicity in concealing from him Franklin's suggestion about Canada . He proposed to interpret the recognition of independence " in the first instance " as transferring the whole ...
... Shelburne now became acute . Fox credited Shelburne with duplicity in concealing from him Franklin's suggestion about Canada . He proposed to interpret the recognition of independence " in the first instance " as transferring the whole ...
Page 780
... Shelburne threatened to break off negotiations . To Ray- neval , who was sent to make new proposals , he outlined his views . He accepted the suggestion as to the fishery , and offered to extend French rights to Cape Ray instead of Cape ...
... Shelburne threatened to break off negotiations . To Ray- neval , who was sent to make new proposals , he outlined his views . He accepted the suggestion as to the fishery , and offered to extend French rights to Cape Ray instead of Cape ...
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