144 results filtered with: Gill, John, 1732-1785
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A sermon preached to the Ancient and Honourable Artillery-Company in Boston, New-England; June 7, 1756. Being the anniversary of their election of officers. By Ebenezer Pemberton, M.A. Pastor of a church in Boston.
Pemberton, Ebenezer, 1705-1777.Date: M,DCC,LVI. [1756]- Books
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Boston, October 23, 1777. The following most important and interesting, as well as pleasing and glorious intelligence, the Honourable the Council of this state, received by express last evening from the Honourable Major-General Gates.
Date: 1777]- Books
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An astronomical diary, or Almanack, for the year of Christian aera, 1782 : calculated for the meridian of Boston, in America, latitude 42 degrees, 25 minutes north / by Nathanael Low.
Low, Nathanael, 1740-1808.Date: [1781]- Books
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To the inhabitants of the state of Massachusetts-Bay. Friends and fellow countrymen! It is with concern and attention that the House of Representatives find that an act, intitled An act for drawing in the bills of credit of the several denominations, &c. passed the last session, has given uneasiness to any of the good people of this state.
Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives.Date: 1777]- Books
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Case of Great Britain and America, addressed to the King, and both Houses of Parliament. [Three lines of quotation]
Bushe, Gervase Parker, 1744?-1793.Date: [1769]- Books
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Copy of letters sent to Great-Britain, by His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson, the Hon. Andrew Oliver, and several other persons, born and educated among us. Which original letters have been returned to America, and laid before the Honorble [sic] House of Representatives of this province. In which (notwithstanding His Excellency's declaration to the House, that the tendency and design of them was not to subvert the Constitution, but rather to preserve it entire) the judicious reader will discover the fatal source of the confusion and bloodshed in which this province especially has been involved, and which threatned [sic] total destruction to the liberties of all America.
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780.Date: 1773- Books
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In Provincial Congress, Concord, April 15, 1775. Whereas it has pleased the righteous Sovereign of the Universe, in just indignation against the sins of a people ... Resolved ... that Thursday the eleventh day of May next be set apart as a day of public humiliation, fastin and prayer ...
Massachusetts. Provincial Congress.Date: 1775]- Books
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The evangelical preacher's determination-- A sermon preached at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Asaph Rice, to the pastoral office over the Church of Christ at Westminster, October 16, 1765. By Eli Forbes, A.M. Pastor of the Second Church of Christ in Brookfield. [Two lines of Scripture text]
Forbes, Eli, 1726-1804.Date: 1766- Books
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The snare broken. A thanksgiving-discourse, preached at the desire of the West Church in Boston, N.E. Friday May 23, 1766. Occasioned by the repeal of the stamp-act. By Jonathan Mayhew, D.D. Pastor of said Church.
Mayhew, Jonathan, 1720-1766.Date: 1766- Books
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Considerations upon the act of Parliament, whereby a duty is laid of six pence sterling per gallon on molasses, and five shillings per hundred on sugar of foreign growth, imported into any of the British colonies. Shewing, some of the many inconveniencies necessarily resulting from the operation of the said act, not only to those colonies, but also to the British Sugar-Islands, and finally to Great-Britain.
Date: M,DCC,LXIV. [1764]- Books
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An act, in addition to an act, intitled An act for forming and regulating the Militia within the colony of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England: and for repealing all the laws heretofore-made for that purpose. Published by order of the General Assembly.
Massachusetts.Date: MDCC.LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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An astronomical diary, or Almanack, for the year of Christian aera, 1781 : calculated for the meridian of Boston in America; latitude 42 degrees 25 minutes north / by Nathanael Low.
Low, Nathanael, 1740-1808.Date: [1780]- Books
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A serious address to that part of the Congregational Church in Newbury-Port, which, for the present, attend the public worship of God in the court-house. Occasioned by two letters published by the Rev. Mr. John Tucker, to make void, in part, a sermon preached to said church on their solemn fast, June 25, 1767. It contains also, an account of the dividing of said church and parish into two Christian societies. By James Chandler, A.M. Pastor of the West Church in Rowley, and author of said sermon.
Chandler, James, 1706-1789.Date: 1768- Books
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Striving to enter in at the strait gate explain'd and inculcated; and the connexion of salvation therewith, proved from the holy Scriptures. In two sermons on Luke XIII. 24. By Jonathan Mayhew, D.D. Pastor of the West Church in Boston. [Two lines of Scripture text]
Mayhew, Jonathan, 1720-1766.Date: M,DCC,LXI. [1761]- Books
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The folly, infamy, and misery of unlawful pleasure. A sermon preached before the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, May 25, 1760. By James Fordyce, D.D.
Fordyce, James, 1720-1796.Date: M,DCC,LXI. [1761]- Books
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The speeches of His Excellency Governor Hutchinson, to the General Assembly of the Massachusetts-Bay. At a session begun and held on the sixth of January, 1773. With the answers of His Majesty's Council and the House of Representatives respectively. (Publish'd by order o the House.)
Massachusetts. Governor (1770-1774 : Hutchinson)Date: M,DCC,LXXIII. [1773]- Books
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A sermon preached before the Honorable Council, and the Honorable House of Representatives of the State of Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, at Boston, May 26, 1779. Being the anniversary for the election of the Honorable Council. By Samuel Stillman, A.M. Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Boston.
Stillman, Samuel, 1738-1807.Date: 1779- Books
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The ass: or, the serpent. A comparison between the tribes of Issachar and Dan, in their regard for civil liberty. November 5, 1712. By Thomas Bradbury. [Three lines from Job]
Bradbury, Thomas, 1677-1759.Date: M,DCC,LXVIII. [1768]- Books
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A speech intended to have been spoken on the bill for altering the charters of the colony of Massachusett's Bay.
Shipley, Jonathan, 1714-1788.Date: M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]- Books
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Resolves of the General Assembly of the state of Massachusetts-Bay. Begun and held at Boston, in the county of Suffolk, on Wednesday the twenty-eighth day of May (being the last Wednesday in said month) anno domini, 1777; and thence continued by adjournments, to Wednesday the tenth day of September following, and then met at Boston aforesaid, being the third sitting of said Assembly.
Massachusetts. General Court.Date: 1777]- Books
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Boston, February 25, 1775. Gentlemen, The following proceedings and votes of the joint committees of this and seven other towns are conveyed to you by their unanimous request. ... At a meeting of the committees of correspondence of the several towns of Boston, Charlestown, Cambridge, Medford, Lexington, Watertown, Brookline, and Concord ...
Boston Committee of Correspondence.Date: 1775]- Books
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State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, August 8, 1777. Whereas by the loss of the important fortress of Ticonderoga, a way is open to the ravages of our cruel and inveterate enemies ... Resolve, that one sixth part of the able-bodied men in the training band and alarm list, now at home ... march ... to reinforce the American army ...
Massachusetts. General Court.Date: 1777]- Books
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The art of war, the gift of God. A discourse delivered at Middleborough, before three military companies, April 6, 1759. Being the day of general muster in the Massachusetts province, for the Canada-expedition. By Silvanus Conant, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in said Middleborough. [Two lines from King David]
Conant, Sylvanus, 1720-1777.Date: M,DCC,LIX. [1759]- Books
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A sermon occasioned by the death of the Honourable Sir William Pepperrell, Bart. lieutenant-general in His Majesty's service, &c. Who died at his seat in Kittery, July 6th, 1759, aged 63. Preached the next Lord's-Day after his funeral. By Benjamin Stevens, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Kittery.
Stevens, Benjamin, 1721-1791.Date: M,DCC,LIX. [1759]- Books
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A sermon on the knowledge of Christ as the believer's ever-living redeemer. Preached at Cambridge on the Lord's-Day October 15, 1768. By Samuel Haven, A.M. Pastor of the South Church in Portsmouth, New-Hampshire.
Haven, Samuel, 1727-1806.Date: 1768