The Scots Magazine, Volume 43Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1781 - English literature |
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... some time in No- vember every year , a fhort time before which it has been cuftomary for these receivers to make their payments into the exchequer . Thomas Aftle , Efq ; receiver of the fixpenny duty , collects it from the of fices and ...
... some time in No- vember every year , a fhort time before which it has been cuftomary for these receivers to make their payments into the exchequer . Thomas Aftle , Efq ; receiver of the fixpenny duty , collects it from the of fices and ...
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... some years back , in fpite of every indulgence , and every jutt mo- tive to the contrary . Since , then , the making them amicable , as experience has fufficiently evinced , is perfectly out of our power , the queftion becomes merely ...
... some years back , in fpite of every indulgence , and every jutt mo- tive to the contrary . Since , then , the making them amicable , as experience has fufficiently evinced , is perfectly out of our power , the queftion becomes merely ...
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... some militia un- der Mr Cunningham , whom I appointed brigadier - general of the militia of that diftrict , and who has by far the greateft influence in that country , he returned to the Broad river , where he at prefent remains ; as ...
... some militia un- der Mr Cunningham , whom I appointed brigadier - general of the militia of that diftrict , and who has by far the greateft influence in that country , he returned to the Broad river , where he at prefent remains ; as ...
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... some plaufible pretext of a furprife of the enemy , fo as to get him out of the protection of his own army . But Wynn was betrayed ; and his Lord- fhip getting intelligence of the fcheme , went to the fpot at the time appointed ...
... some plaufible pretext of a furprife of the enemy , fo as to get him out of the protection of his own army . But Wynn was betrayed ; and his Lord- fhip getting intelligence of the fcheme , went to the fpot at the time appointed ...
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... Some deferters from the column on the right prevented the completion of the fcheme . These having , at the moft cri- tical moment , roufed the militia who lay in New Taapan from their trance of fecurity , afforded a clear opportunity ...
... Some deferters from the column on the right prevented the completion of the fcheme . These having , at the moft cri- tical moment , roufed the militia who lay in New Taapan from their trance of fecurity , afforded a clear opportunity ...
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