Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National ArchivesOur Documents is a collection of 100 documents that the staff of the National Archives has judged most important to the development of the United States. The entry for each document includes a short introduction, a facsimile, and a transcript of the document. Backmatter includes further reading, credits, and index. The book is part of the much larger Our Documents initiative sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), National History Day, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the USA Freedom Corps. |
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... Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State . No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another ; nor shall Vessels bound to , or from , one State , be ...
... Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State . No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another ; nor shall Vessels bound to , or from , one State , be ...
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... duties of civil adminis- tration ) ought to be peculiarly conscious of his own deficiencies . In this conflict of emotions all I dare aver is that it has been my faithful study to collect my duty from a just appreciation of every ...
... duties of civil adminis- tration ) ought to be peculiarly conscious of his own deficiencies . In this conflict of emotions all I dare aver is that it has been my faithful study to collect my duty from a just appreciation of every ...
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... duties conferred by this act .... SEC . 5. And be it further enacted , That it shall be the duty of all marshals and deputy marshals to obey and execute all warrants and precepts issued under the provisions of this act , when to them ...
... duties conferred by this act .... SEC . 5. And be it further enacted , That it shall be the duty of all marshals and deputy marshals to obey and execute all warrants and precepts issued under the provisions of this act , when to them ...
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