 ... for collecting the tribute or rather the plunder of conquered provinces. BY an order of the King, the authority of the Commander in chief, and under him of the Brigadiers general, in time of peace, is rendered supreme in all the civil governments...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 6051774Full view - About this book
 | 1974 - 170 pages
...this army, with a confiderable naval armament has been employed to enforce the colle&ion of taxes. THE authority of the Commander in Chief, and under him of the Brigadiers-General has, in time of peace, been rendered fupreme in all the civil governments in America.... | |
 | Joseph S. Tiedemann - 1997 - 374 pages
...was correct. The memorial the First Continental Congress sent to the king in 1774 had protested that "the Authority of the commander in chief, and, under him, of the brigadiers general has in time of peace, been rendered supreme in all the civil governments in America." 31 The Declaration... | |
 | David Brion Davis, Steven Mintz - 1998 - 607 pages
...Gracious Sovereign, We your majesty's faithful subjects... [beg] to lay our grievances before the throne. The authority of the commander in chief, and, under him, of the brigadier general, has in time of peace been rendered supreme in all the civil governments in America.... | |
 | J. Michael Waller - 2007 - 524 pages
...this army with a considerable naval armament has been employed to enforce the collection of taxes. The Authority of the commander in chief, and, under him, of the brigadiers general has in time of peace, been rendered supreme in all the civil governments in America. The commander... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - 1823 - 630 pages
...dangerous, have been introduced, as could only be expected from incensed masters, for collecting the tribute, or rather the plunder, of conquered provinces....authority of the commander in chief, and under him, of the brigadier-generals, in time of peace, is rendered supreme in all the civil governments, 'in America... | |
 | 1775 - 780 pages
...this army, with a conliderable naval armament, has been employed to enforce the collection of taxes. The authority of the commander in chief, and, under him, of the brigadiersgeneral, has, in time of peace, been rendered fupreme in all the civil governments in America.... | |
 | 1775 - 804 pages
...army, »íth a confiäerable naval armament, bzs been employed to enforce the collection of taxes. The authority of the commander in chief, and, under him, of the brigagêner»!, lus in time of peace, 68 The agents of the people have been difcountenanced, and governors... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1778 - 578 pages
...this army, with a confiderable naval armament, has been employed to enforce the collection of taxes. The authority of the commander in chief, and under him of the '• brigadiers-general, hns in time of i peace been rendered fupreme in all I the civil governments... | |
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