Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 1Perkins & Marvin, 1838 |
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Page 74
... committee for preparing the Declaration of Independence , and they constituted the sub - committee , appointed by the other members to make the draught . They left their seats in congress , being called to other public employments , at ...
... committee for preparing the Declaration of Independence , and they constituted the sub - committee , appointed by the other members to make the draught . They left their seats in congress , being called to other public employments , at ...
Page 78
... which had drawn them together . Mr. Adams was a constant attendant on the deliberations of this body , and bore an active part in its important measures . He was of the committee to state the rights of the colonies 78.
... which had drawn them together . Mr. Adams was a constant attendant on the deliberations of this body , and bore an active part in its important measures . He was of the committee to state the rights of the colonies 78.
Page 79
Daniel Webster. of the committee to state the rights of the colonies , and of that also which reported the address to the king . As it was in the continental Congress , fellow citizens , that those whose deaths have given rise to this ...
Daniel Webster. of the committee to state the rights of the colonies , and of that also which reported the address to the king . As it was in the continental Congress , fellow citizens , that those whose deaths have given rise to this ...
Page 80
... committee be appointed to prepare a DECLARATION , to the effect of the resolution . This committee was elected by ballot , on the following day , and consisted of THOMAS JEFFERSON , JOHN ADAMS , BENJAMIN FRANKLIN , ROGER SHERMAN , and ...
... committee be appointed to prepare a DECLARATION , to the effect of the resolution . This committee was elected by ballot , on the following day , and consisted of THOMAS JEFFERSON , JOHN ADAMS , BENJAMIN FRANKLIN , ROGER SHERMAN , and ...
Page 82
... committee of the whole ; and on the last of those days , being reported from that committee , it received the final approbation and sanction of Congress . It was ordered , at the same time , that copies be sent to the several States ...
... committee of the whole ; and on the last of those days , being reported from that committee , it received the final approbation and sanction of Congress . It was ordered , at the same time , that copies be sent to the several States ...
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