Resolves

General Convention of 1789, and signed as one of the delegation from Maryland the "Resolves" of that body which led to the final union and settlement of the Church in all the States.

Report of Commemorative Services with the Sermons and Addresses at the Seabury Centenary, 1883-1885. Diocese Of Connecticut

They had a "little language" of their own, and she was Lady Feltham (from her fondness for Feltham's "Resolves," a book little in demand in the twentieth century); and he was her "saucy Lark," or "Plato."

Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910 Maud Howe Elliott 1915

At a few days later date, namely, May 31, 1775, several of these same patriots, among whom was Thomas Polk, signed the historical and undisputed "Resolves," which are on file in the Rolls Office, London.

Memoirs of a southern woman "within the lines", Mary Polk Branch 1912

The resolutions were apparently refashioned in committee of the whole, for a preamble was omitted outright and four "Resolves" were made over into five which were presented to the House on the day following.

The Eve of the Revolution; a chronicle of the breach with England Carl Lotus Becker 1909

Nevertheless it was thought expedient, before issuing the letters, to print and circulate such a series of "Resolves" as might prepare the public mind for what was to come later.

The Eve of the Revolution; a chronicle of the breach with England Carl Lotus Becker 1909

Laws were therefore often passed in the colonies for successive brief periods, thus avoiding the effects of a veto; or "Resolves" were passed which had the force, though not the name, of statutes.

Formation of the Union, 1750-1829 Albert Bushnell Hart 1898

Feltham_, author of the admirable "Resolves," who has written with great satiric acerbity the retort courteous.

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) Isaac Disraeli 1807

"Resolves," bearing date of June 16, 1773, indicated clearly and at length the precise significance of the letters; declared it to be the humble opinion of the House that it was not to the interest of the Crown to continue in high places persons "who are known to have, with great industry, though secretly, endeavored to undermine, alter, and overthrow the Constitution of the province"; and concluded by praying "that his Majesty would be pleased to remove ... forever from the government thereof" the Honorable Andrew Oliver and his Excellency Thomas

The Eve of the Revolution; a chronicle of the breach with England Carl Lotus Becker 1909

'Resolves' of a set of people styling themselves 'a Committee of the County of Mecklenburg, 'most traitorously declaring the entire dissolution of the laws, government, and constitution of the country, and setting up a system of rule and regulation repugnant to the laws, and subversive of his Majesty's government, "&c.

Sketches of North Carolina, Historical and Biographical, Illustrative of the Principles of a Portion of Her Early Settlers 1846

"Resolves that refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property, which, under principles of international law or inequity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible."

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