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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Burke, Edmund, 1730-1797 (search)
but with the further addition, that the money then voted was as an encouragement to the colonies to exert themselves with vigour. It will not be necessary to go through all the testimonies which your own records have given to the truth of my resolutions; I will only refer you to the places in the journals: Vol. XXVII.--16th and 19th May, 1757. Vol. XXVIII.--June 1st, 1758--April 26th and 30th, 1759--March 26th and 31st, and April 28th, 1760--Jan. 9th and 20th, 1761. Vol. XXIX.--Jan. 22d and 26th, 1762--March 14th and 17th, 1763. Sir, here is the repeated acknowledgment of Parliament, that the colonies not only gave, but gave to satiety. This nation has formally acknowledged two things; first, that the colonies had gone beyond their abilities, Parliament having thought it necessary to reimburse them; secondly, that they had acted legally and laudably in their grants of money, and their maintenance of troops. since the compensation is expressly given as reward and encou