 rang, thumbing over the volumes of journals, to find a precedent for expunging a vote of the House, which, he said, had taken place while he was a member or clerk of the House, I do not recollect which. I stood by him, at the end of the table, a considerable...  The Library of American Biography - Página 255editado por - 1844Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Wirt - 1833 - 486 páginas
...clerk's table till the house bell rang, thumbing over the volumes of journals, to find a precedent of expunging a vote of the house, which, he said, had...considerable part of the time, looking on, as he turned over the leaves ; but I do not recollect whether he found the erasure. In the mean time, some of the... | |
 | William Wirt - 1836 - 492 páginas
...then of the council, came to the hall of burgesses, and sat at the clerk's table till the house-bell rang, thumbing over the volumes of journals, to find...considerable part of the time, looking on, as he turned over the leaves ; but I do not recollect whether he found the erasure. In the meantime, some of the... | |
 | William Wirt - 1841 - 536 páginas
...then of the council, came to the hall of burgesses, and sat at the clerk's table till the house-bell rang, thumbing over the volumes of journals, to find...considerable part of the time, looking on, as he turned over the leaves ; but I do not recollect whether he found the erasure. In the meantime, some of the... | |
 | William Wirt - 1848 - 320 páginas
...then of the council, came to the hall of burgesses, and sat at the clerk's table till the house-bell rang, thumbing over the volumes of journals, to find...considerable part of the time, looking on, as he turned over the leaves ; but I do not recollect whether he found the erasure. In the meantime, some of the... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 632 páginas
...clerk's table till the louse-bell rang, thumbing over the volumes of Journals to find a precedent of expunging a vote of the House, which he said had taken...considerable part of the time, looking on as he turned over the leaves, but I do not recollect whether he found the erasure. In the meantime, some of the... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1859 - 636 páginas
...thumbing over the volumes of Journals to find precedent of expunging a vote of the House, which he said ad taken place while he was a member or clerk of the...considerable part of the time, looking on as he turned over the leaves, but I do not recollect whether he found the erasure. In the meantime, some of the... | |
 | Charles Campbell - 1860 - 766 páginas
...he observed Colonel Peter Randolph, one of the council, sitting at the clerk's table examining the journals, to find a precedent for expunging a vote of the house. Part of the burgesses having gone home, and some of the more timid of those who had voted for the strongest... | |
 | Charles Campbell - 1860 - 764 páginas
...he observed Colonel Peter Randolph, one of the council, sitting at the clerk's table examining the journals, to find a precedent for expunging a vote of the house. Part of the burgesses having gone home, and some of the more timid of those who had voted for the strongest... | |
 | 1910 - 564 páginas
...clerk's table till the house-bell rang, thumbing over the volumes of Journals to find a precedent of expunging a vote of the house, which he said had taken...considerable part of the time, looking on as he turned over the leaves ; but I do not recollect whether he found the erasure, in the mean time some of the... | |
 | 1874 - 584 páginas
...then of the Council, went to the House of Burgesses, and sat at the clerk's table till the house-bell rang, thumbing over the volumes of journals to find...place while he was a member or clerk of the House. In the mean time, some of the members who had voted for the fifth resolution had become alarmed, and... | |
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