The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 36

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania., 1912

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Halaman 184 - Estate of this Transitory life and that all flesh must yield unto Death when it shall please God to Call...
Halaman 72 - From a persuasion that equal liberty was originally the portion, and is still the birthright of all men...
Halaman 161 - Royal pleasure thereupon Expressed the said Act is hereby disallowed declared Void and of none Effect — Whereof the Governor or Commander in Chief of His Majesty's said province of New Jersey for the time being and all others whom it may concern are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly...
Halaman 72 - Under these impressions, they earnestly entreat your serious attention to the subject of slavery ; that you will be pleased to countenance the restoration of liberty to those unhappy men, who alone, in this land of freedom, are degraded into perpetual bondage, and who, amidst the general joy of surrounding freemen, are groaning in servile subjection ; that you will devise means for removing this inconsistency from the character of the American people ; that you will promote mercy and justice towards...
Halaman 66 - The Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully held in Bondage, and for Improving the Condition of the African Race," incorporated by Act of Assembly passed the 8th day of December, AD 1789, of which Dr.
Halaman 161 - ... as near as conveniently may be, agreeable to the laws and statutes of this our kingdom of England.
Halaman 203 - I do swear (or affirm) that I will, to the utmost of my power, support, maintain and defend the said United States against the said King George...
Halaman 186 - Testaments by me heretofore made or caused to be made either by word or writing, ratifying and confirming this to be my last Will and Testament and no other. "• In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal the Day and Date at first above written.
Halaman 288 - ... entirely inadequate to the offence. A practice so pernicious in itself as that of gaming, so prejudicial to good order and military discipline, so contrary to positive and repeated general orders...
Halaman 94 - I give to my blacks their freedom, as is under my hand already, and to old Sam 100 acres, to be his children's after he and his wife are dead, for ever.

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