 THE time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves ; whether they are to have any property they can call their own ; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 2871839Full view - About this book
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 654 pages
...discipline and experience. " The time," say his orders issued soon after the arrival of general Howe, " is now near at hand, which must probably determine...Americans are to be freemen or slaves; whether they are CHAP.VH. to have any property they can call their own; 1776. whether their houses and farms are to... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...discipline and experience. " The time," say his orders issued soon after the arrival of General Howe, " is now near at hand, which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves ; whether they are to have any property they can call their own ; whether their... | |
 | 1805 - 618 pages
...discipline and experience. " The time," say his orders issued soon after the arrival of general Howe, " is now near at hand, which must probably determine...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them. The... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...time," he observed, " is now at hand, which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves ; whether they are to have any property they can call their o\\n ; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...time," he observed, " is now at hand, which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves ; ^whether they are to have any property...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness, from which no Iruman efforts will deliver them. The... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...hand, which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves ; [whether tVey are to have any property they can call their own ;...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness, from which no human efforts will deliver thrm. The... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1811 - 522 pages
...invaders. In general orders he addressed them as follows. " The time is now near at hand, which tnust probably determine whether Americans are to be freemen...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of Wretchedness, from which no human efforts will Deliver them. The... | |
 | Frederick Butler - 1821 - 472 pages
...Impressed with the importance of the awful crisis, General Washington issued the following orders. ;: The time is now near at hand, which must probably...houses, and farms are to be pillaged, and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness, from which no human efforts can deliver them. The... | |
 | Frederick Butler - 1821 - 474 pages
...Impressed with the importance of the awful crisis. General Washington issued the following orders. . ' " The time is now near at hand, which must probably...houses, and farms are to be pillaged, and destroyed, and themselves consigned to .a state of wretchedness, from which no human efforts can deliver them. The... | |
 | 1825 - 464 pages
...British and to the world, with what firmness freemen defended their liberties. In his orders, he says, " the time is now near at hand, which must probably...to be freemen or slaves ; whether they are to have property they can call their own ; whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed,... | |
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