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Page 65
... LEICESTER . THE EDITORS ARE INDEBTED TO EMORY WASHBURN , ESQ . OF LEICESTER , FOR THE FOLLOWING SKETCHES OF THAT TOWN . In attempting a work like the history of any town in the interi- or of New England , great difficulties are to be ...
... LEICESTER . THE EDITORS ARE INDEBTED TO EMORY WASHBURN , ESQ . OF LEICESTER , FOR THE FOLLOWING SKETCHES OF THAT TOWN . In attempting a work like the history of any town in the interi- or of New England , great difficulties are to be ...
Page 66
... Leicester . " Agreeably to your request , I have examined into the particulars which were wanted respecting Leicester . It appears , as was the case with most towns at that period , that there never was a formal act of Incorporation ...
... Leicester . " Agreeably to your request , I have examined into the particulars which were wanted respecting Leicester . It appears , as was the case with most towns at that period , that there never was a formal act of Incorporation ...
Page 67
... Leicester , and to belong to the County of Middlesex . Consented to : J. DUDLEY . " A true Copy from the proceedings ... Leicester , but his descendants have resided in Spencer , and one of them , bearing the same name , is at present ...
... Leicester , and to belong to the County of Middlesex . Consented to : J. DUDLEY . " A true Copy from the proceedings ... Leicester , but his descendants have resided in Spencer , and one of them , bearing the same name , is at present ...
Page 68
... Leicester is bounded , on the north by Paxton , the line dividing which towns runs east , two and one half degrees south , twelve hundred and six rods ; east , by the town of Wor- cester , by a line running south , about fifteen degrees ...
... Leicester is bounded , on the north by Paxton , the line dividing which towns runs east , two and one half degrees south , twelve hundred and six rods ; east , by the town of Wor- cester , by a line running south , about fifteen degrees ...
Page 69
... , who once owned the seat , afterwards Major Swan's . By his own direction , he was buried in his garden , where his tomb is yet visible . pencil of a native artist , of very considerable merit HISTORY OF LEICESTER . 69.
... , who once owned the seat , afterwards Major Swan's . By his own direction , he was buried in his garden , where his tomb is yet visible . pencil of a native artist , of very considerable merit HISTORY OF LEICESTER . 69.
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Page 278 - To the end the body of the commons may be preserved of honest and good men, it was ordered and agreed, that, for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same.
Page 249 - I will be very frank with you. I was the last to consent to the separation ; but the separation having been made, and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the first to meet the friendship of the United States as an independent power.
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Page 325 - Blessed are the peace makers : for they shall be called the children of God, Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 210 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant...
Page 247 - I was the focus of all eyes. I was relieved, however, from the embarrassment of it, by the Swedish and Dutch ministers, who came to me and entertained me with a very agreeable conversation during the whole time.
Page 249 - The king then asked me whether I came last from France ; and upon my answering in the affirmative, he put on an air of familiarity, and, smiling, or rather laughing, said, ' There is an opinion among some people that you are not the most attached of all your countrymen to the manners of France.
Page 249 - I was the last to conform to the separation: but the separation having been made, and having become inevitable, I have always said as I say now, that I would be the first to meet the friendship of the United States as an independent power. The moment I see such sentiments and language as yours prevail, and a disposition to give this country the preference, that moment I shall say, let the circumstances of language, religion, and blood, have their natural and full effect.
Page 250 - The King then said a word or two to the secretary of state, which, being between them, I did not hear, and then turned round and bowed to me, as is customary with all kings and princes when they give the signal to retire. I retreated, stepping...
Page 304 - That state that will give liberty of conscience in matters of religion must give liberty of conscience and conversation in their moral laws, or else the fiddle will be out of tune, and some of the strings crack.