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 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - Presidents - 1897 - 712 pages
...Army before leaving Valley Forge: "I, [name of office] in the armies of the United States of America, do acknowledge the United States of America to be free, independent, and sovereign States, and decía re that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George III, King of Great Britain,... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - Presidents - 1897 - 712 pages
...office] in the armies of the United States of America, do acknowledge the United States of America to l>e free, independent, and sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George III, King of Great Britain, and I renounce, refuse, and abjure... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge - United States - 1898 - 354 pages
...biting frost fled together. The middle of December in the North American woods ; no shelter, no provido acknowledge the UNITED S/TAT<ES of AMERICA to be Free,...Sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great-Britain j and I renounce, refute and... | |
 | Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.) - 1899 - 834 pages
...Rec., Vol. 11. p. 353. L twenty days. (2) This was on February 14, 1778. How grand were those oaths: "I acknowledge the United States of America to be free,...sovereign States; and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George III., King of Great Britain, and I renounce, refuse and abjure... | |
 | New York (State). Governor - 1900 - 964 pages
...commission or office from Congress, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation; " I do acknowledge the United States of America, to be...Sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great-Britain; and I renounce, refuse and abjure... | |
 | New York (State). Governor (1777-1795 : Clinton) - New York (State) - 1900 - 968 pages
...New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to be free, independent and sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the third, king of Great Britain; and I renounce, refuse and abjure... | |
 | United States. Adjutant-General's Office - 1901 - 872 pages
...commission or office from Congress shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I, , do acknowledge the United States of America to be...sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great Britain; and I renounce, refuse, and... | |
 | Sarah Orne Jewett - United States - 1901 - 434 pages
...voice, and not without approval in his tone : — " I do acknowledge the UNITED STATES OF AMER, ICA to be free, independent ; and sovereign states, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance 01 obedience to GEORGE THE THIRD, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN ; and I renounce, refuse, and... | |
 | Benson John Lossing, John Fiske, Woodrow Wilson - United States - 1902 - 554 pages
...army before leaving Valley Forge: "I [name and officel. in the armies of the United States of America, do acknowledge the United States of America to be...sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to (Jeorge IIL, Ring of Great Brltaln : and I renounce, refuse, and abjure... | |
 | Woodrow Wilson - United States - 1902 - 414 pages
...ferve the faid United States in the office of • -^ta^ tr';~ C isn i. , tJi . which I now hold, with do acknowledge the UNITED S/TAT<ES of AMERICA To be-...Independent and Sovereign States, and declare that the people«thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great-Britain j and I renounce,... | |
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