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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation lord (title)
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Hillary's financial disclosure report indicates that Bill Clinton gave a speech on 9/11/06 for CLSA, Ld. In Hong Kong and received $100,000.
Obama Campaign Circulating Negative (And Ultimately False) Story About Bill Clinton 2009
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Connecticutt, about 600 with Ld. Sterling from the Jerseys, one Battalion of about 720 Minute Men from
Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 13 February 1776 1963
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Letters from Ld. How and Gen. Clinton -- the first containing an account of the Arrival of the Toulon Fleet, and anchoring without Sandy Hook -- the other, a Relation of the Action of the 28.
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Is there not a Doctor Ld. North who can keep this Creature alive.
John Adams diary 23, notes on Continental Congress, 22 [i.e. 23] September - 25 October 1775 1961
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-- Ld. North himself when he shall inform himself of the true Principles of the Constitution, &c.
John Adams diary 22A, includes notes on Continental Congress, September - October 1774 1961
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Cent Commissions, for his Agency, under Ld. Hallifax.
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He took his Pen and attempted a Calculation of the Numbers of People represented by the Congress which he made about 2200000, and of the Revenue now actually raised which he made 80,000 St. He would not allow Ld. North to have great Abilities.
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Misinformations and Misrepresentations to his Majesty, who appears beyond reasonable Doubt from Ld. Shelbournes Letter to be the
John Adams diary 13, 1 March - 31 December 1766, March 1767 1961
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Ld. Holts refusal to give the House of Lords his Reasons, for his judgment in the Case of in an extra judicial Manner,
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Ld. Shelbourne himself, and to their Agent, Mr. Debert, in order to remove those slanders and aspersions, in which their sense of the Ingratitude, Haughtiness and Cruelty of the
John Adams diary 13, 1 March - 31 December 1766, March 1767 1961
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