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The Daily Dispatch: November 19, 1861., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 1 1 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 1 1 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition., Chapter 7: (search)
ective colonies, and endanger their dependency upon the crown. Franklin and Shirley parted, each to persevere in 1755. his own opinions. Early in 1755, Shirley wrote to the Secretary of State, that he was convinced of the necessity not only of a parliamentary union but taxation. Shirley to Sir Thomas Robinson, 4 February, 1755. During the winter, Sharpe, who had been appointed temporarily to the chief command in America, vainly solicited H. Sharpe's Letters in 1755 to his brothers William Sharpe and John Sharpe, and to Lord Baltimore. aid from every province. New Hampshire, although weak and young, took every opportunity to force acts contrary to the king's instructions and prerogative. The character of the Rhode Island government gave no great prospect of assistance. New York hesitated in providing quarters for British soldiers, and would contribute to a general fund only when others did. New Jersey showed the greatest contempt for the repeated solicitations of its aged