The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, from the Year 1750, Until June, 1774
Title | The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, from the Year 1750, Until June, 1774 PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hutchinson |
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Pages | 584 |
Release | 1828 |
Genre | Massachusetts |
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The history of the province of Massachusetts Bay from the year 1750, until June 1774. By Mr. Hutchinson, late governor of that province. Vol. III. London: John Murray, Albemarle street. MDCCCXXVIII. iv, 551 p
Title | The history of the province of Massachusetts Bay from the year 1750, until June 1774. By Mr. Hutchinson, late governor of that province. Vol. III. London: John Murray, Albemarle street. MDCCCXXVIII. iv, 551 p PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hutchinson |
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Pages | 566 |
Release | 1828 |
Genre | Massachusetts |
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History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay From the Year 1750 Until June 1774
Title | History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay From the Year 1750 Until June 1774 PDF eBook |
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Release | 1828 |
Genre | Electronic book |
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The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Title | The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hutchinson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 610 |
Release | 1828 |
Genre | Massachusetts |
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The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
Title | The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hutchinson |
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Release | 1765* |
Genre | Massachusetts |
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The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, from 1749 to 1774, Ed. by J. Hutchinson
Title | The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, from 1749 to 1774, Ed. by J. Hutchinson PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hutchinson |
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Pages | 632 |
Release | 2017-08-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781375735322 |
The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, from 1749 to 1774, Ed. by J. Hutchinson
Title | The History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, from 1749 to 1774, Ed. by J. Hutchinson PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hutchinson |
Publisher | Theclassics.Us |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2013-09 |
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ISBN | 9781230431499 |
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 edition. Excerpt: ... session being held at Boston, the house and council 1770 voted that the assembly should be removed to Cambridge. He refused to consent, because it was giving up his prerogative. He called the next assembly to sit at Cambridge, the small pox being in Boston. Before any other business was done, he gave his consent to a vote that had passed the two houses, reciting the reason of his calling them there, and their acquiescence, and declaring that, for the reasons aforesaid, the assembly shall and may be now held at Cambridge, no exception or advantage to be taken hereby respecting the power of removing the assembly from place to place. By this equivocal vote, the governor imagined that he had preserved his authority entire. In 1728, Mr. Burnet, from the opposition he met with from the inhabitants of Boston in his controversy concerning the fixing of a salary upon the governor, removed the assembly to Salem, where, for some weeks, the house did not proceed to business; and it was then urged, that the writ for convening the assembly established the town house in Boston as the place for holding it. To this he answered, that those words in the writ were mere form, and, like other words in it, exempli gratia only . They then proceeded to business. He afterwards removed them to Cambridge. They had several times, besides, sat at Cambridge and Concord, when the small pox had been in Boston. The king directed Mr. Belcher to meet them at Salisbury in 1737; and, since the year 1728, no doubt had been made of the authority of the governor to appoint place, as well as time, for the meeting of the assembly. Both council and house now determined to make a serious affair of it.and both forbore to do any business; This law being laid before the attorney and...