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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., The American revolution. (search)
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 2 : (search)
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 3 : (search)
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 4 : (search)
Chapter 4:
Massachusetts Appoints the time and place for a general congress.
June, 1774.
on the first day of June, Hutchinson embarked for
Chap. IV.} 1 king was so eager to give effect to the law which subverted the charter of Massachusetts, that acting upon information confessedly insufficient, he, with Dartmouth, r to their own liberties?
Thus reasoned the people of the country towns in Massachusetts; and they signed the league and covenant, confident that they would have on
There will be no congress, they said; New York will never appoint members; Massachusetts must feel that she is deserted.
To a meeting of tradesmen, a plausible spe day dawned on him in private life; the evening saw him a representative of Massachusetts to the general congress.
That summer he followed the circuit for the last s the sharpest thorn on which I ever set my foot.
Two days in advance of Massachusetts, the assembly of Rhode Island unanimously chose delegates to the general c
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 5 : (search)
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 6 : (search)
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 8 : (search)
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 9 : (search)
Chapter 9:
Massachusetts Defeats the regulating act.
August, 1774.
the congressional delegates from Massachusetts, con
Chap. IX.} 1774. Aug. secrated by their office as her suppliant ambassadors in the day of her distress, were welcomed everywhere on their journey with hospitable feasts and tears of sympathy.
No goveMassachusetts, con
Chap. IX.} 1774. Aug. secrated by their office as her suppliant ambassadors in the day of her distress, were welcomed everywhere on their journey with hospitable feasts and tears of sympathy.
No governor in the pride of office was ever attended with more assiduous solicitude; no general returning in triumph with sincerer love.
The men of Hartford, after giving pledges to abide by the resolutions of the congress, accompanied them to Middletown, from which place they were escorted by carriages and a cavalcade.
The bells of New eached chief justice, was to preside; and in the conduct of business to conform for the first time to the new act of parliament.
The day was to decide whether Massachusetts would submit to the regulating act; and Gage, who thought it might be necessary for a part of his army to escort the judges in their circuit as far as Worceste
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 10 : (search)
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 11 : (search)
Chapter 11:
The continent Supports Massachusetts.
September, 1774.
among the members elected to th . The South Carolinians greeted the delegates of Massachusetts as the envoys of freedom herself; and the Virgin the troops at Boston; of Connecticut as well as Massachusetts rising in arms.
The next day muffled bells were empore prayer for America, for the congress, for Massachusetts, and especially for Boston, with the earnestness resolution of the continent met the delegates of Massachusetts on every hand; and the cry of war was pronounced n that no officer under the new establishment in Massachusetts ought to be acknowledged, but advocated allowing in New England.
One express had brought from Massachusetts the proceedings of Middlesex; another having now , the seventeenth of September, the delegates of Massachusetts laid before congress the address of the Suffolk heir sympathy with their suffering countrymen in Massachusetts, most thoroughly approved the wisdom and fortitu