Secret Journals of the Acts and Proceedings of Congress, from the First Meeting Thereof to the Dissolution of the ConfederationThomas B. Wait., 1821 - Constitutional history |
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... give a positive answer on the two questions above- mentioned . That this declaration had been exactly transmitted by the court of Vienna to that of London ; and the result of the answer made by that court to the imperial majesty is ...
... give a positive answer on the two questions above- mentioned . That this declaration had been exactly transmitted by the court of Vienna to that of London ; and the result of the answer made by that court to the imperial majesty is ...
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... has assigned them , it is to be expected that their orders will be fully and ex- actly executed , and that they will take advantage of the resources of their country to give to American patriotism 32 [ Sept. 21 , SECRET JOURNAL .
... has assigned them , it is to be expected that their orders will be fully and ex- actly executed , and that they will take advantage of the resources of their country to give to American patriotism 32 [ Sept. 21 , SECRET JOURNAL .
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... give . From a letter of the 11th of May . That the count de Vergennes had been informed by the duke de la Vauguyon , ambassador to the United Provinces , of VOL . III . 5 the intention of Mr. Adams to display his character as 1781 ...
... give . From a letter of the 11th of May . That the count de Vergennes had been informed by the duke de la Vauguyon , ambassador to the United Provinces , of VOL . III . 5 the intention of Mr. Adams to display his character as 1781 ...
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... give them such counsels as would have for a prin cipal object their advantage and their dignity . SEPTEMBER 24 , 1781 . The same committee reported : That since the com- munication which they laid before Congress on the 21st , they ...
... give them such counsels as would have for a prin cipal object their advantage and their dignity . SEPTEMBER 24 , 1781 . The same committee reported : That since the com- munication which they laid before Congress on the 21st , they ...
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... give information to Congress respecting his de- partment , explain and answer objections to his reports when under consideration , if required by a member , and no objection be made by Congress . He shall an- swer to such inquiries ...
... give information to Congress respecting his de- partment , explain and answer objections to his reports when under consideration , if required by a member , and no objection be made by Congress . He shall an- swer to such inquiries ...
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Page 332 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 334 - It is agreed, that the people of the United Stales shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand bank, and on all the other banks of Newfoundland ; also in the gulf of St. Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish...
Page 357 - That there shall be no future confiscations made, nor any prosecutions commenced against any person or persons for, or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present war; and that no person shall, on that account, suffer any future loss or damage, either in his person, liberty or\ property...
Page 438 - Britannic Majesty's dominions in America ; and that the American fishermen shall have liberty to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled bays, harbours, and creeks of Nova Scotia, Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled...
Page 335 - ... perfectly consistent, not only with justice and equity, but with that spirit of conciliation which, on the return of the blessings of peace, should universally prevail.
Page 333 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 335 - ... belonging to real British subjects, and also of the estates, rights and properties of persons resident in districts in the possession. of his majesty's arms, and who have not borne arms against the said United States ; and that.
Page 333 - Lawrence: comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotiu on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic ocean ; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia. "ART. 3. It is agreed, that the people of the United...
Page 439 - Properties which have been confiscated belonging to real British Subjects; and also of the Estates Rights and Properties of Persons resident in Districts in the Possession of his Majesty's Arms, and who have not borne Arms against the said United States. And that Persons of any other Description shall have free Liberty to go to any Part or Parts of any of the thirteen United States and therein to remain twelve Months unmolested in their Endeavours to obtain the Restitution of such of their Estates...
Page 336 - His Britannic Majesty shall with all convenient speed, and without causing any destruction, or carrying away any Negroes or other property of the American Inhabitants...