Secret Journals of the Acts and Proceedings of Congress, from the First Meeting Thereof to the Dissolution of the Confederation: Foreign affairsThomas B. Wait., 1820 - Constitutional history |
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... appointed for the sole purpose of corresponding with our friends in Great Britain , Ireland , and other parts of the world ; and that they lay their correspondence before Congress when directed . Resolved , That this Congress will make ...
... appointed for the sole purpose of corresponding with our friends in Great Britain , Ireland , and other parts of the world ; and that they lay their correspondence before Congress when directed . Resolved , That this Congress will make ...
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... appointed . The ballots being taken , Mr. B. Franklin , Mr. S. Deane , and Mr. T. Jefferson , were elected . Resolved , That a committee of four be appointed to prepare a draft of letters of credence to the commis- sioners ; and that ...
... appointed . The ballots being taken , Mr. B. Franklin , Mr. S. Deane , and Mr. T. Jefferson , were elected . Resolved , That a committee of four be appointed to prepare a draft of letters of credence to the commis- sioners ; and that ...
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... appointed to prepare letters of cre- dence , & c . brought in a report , which was taken into consideration . The ... appoint and depute them the said our commissioners , N. B. This blank was afterwards filled with the words Benjamin ...
... appointed to prepare letters of cre- dence , & c . brought in a report , which was taken into consideration . The ... appoint and depute them the said our commissioners , N. B. This blank was afterwards filled with the words Benjamin ...
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... appointed to prepare a plan for ob- taining foreign assistance brought in a report , which was read . Ordered , That the same be referred to a committee of the whole , and that Congress do immediately resolve itself into a committee of ...
... appointed to prepare a plan for ob- taining foreign assistance brought in a report , which was read . Ordered , That the same be referred to a committee of the whole , and that Congress do immediately resolve itself into a committee of ...
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... appointed and deputed , and by these presents do appoint and de- pute , him the said B. Franklin , our commissioner ; giving and granting to him , the said Benjamin Frank- 42 [ Jan. 2 , SECRET JOURNAL .
... appointed and deputed , and by these presents do appoint and de- pute , him the said B. Franklin , our commissioner ; giving and granting to him , the said Benjamin Frank- 42 [ Jan. 2 , SECRET JOURNAL .
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Page 20 - ... to trade with the same liberty and security from the places, ports and havens of those who are enemies of both, or either party, without any opposition or disturbance whatsoever, not only directly from the places of the enemy aforementioned to neutral places, but also from one place belonging to an enemy...
Page 139 - 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 Scotia 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.
Page 154 - ... forever against all other powers, to wit: The United States to his most Christian Majesty, the present possessions of the crown of France in America, as well as those which it may acquire by the future treaty of peace : and his most Christian Majesty guarantees on his part to the United States, their liberty, sovereignty and independence, absolute and unlimited...
Page 74 - This liberty of navigation and commerce shall extend to all kinds of merchandises, excepting those only which are distinguished by the name of contraband, and under this name of contraband, or prohibited goods, shall be comprehended — "1st.
Page 5 - That a committee of five be appointed for the sole purpose of corresponding with our friends in Great Britain, Ireland, and other parts of the world, and that they lay their correspondence before Congress when directed.
Page 139 - Equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean.
Page 69 - The two contracting parties agree, that the term of two months being passed after the declaration of war, their respective subjects, from whatever part of the world they come, shall not plead the ignorance mentioned in this article.
Page 234 - Majesty guarantees, on his part, to the United States, their liberty, sovereignty, and independence, absolute and unlimited, as well in matters of government as commerce, and also their possessions, and the additions or conquests that their confederation may obtain during the war, from any of the dominions now or heretofore possessed by Great Britain in North America...
Page 16 - It shall be lawful for the ships of war and privateers belonging to the said parties respectively to carry whithersoever they please the ships and goods taken from their enemies...
Page 14 - Sentence pronounced, have confiscated the same: saving always as well the Ship itself as any other Goods found therein, which by this Treaty are to be esteemed free: neither may they be detained on pretence of their being as it were infected by the prohibited Goods, much less shall they be confiscated as lawful Prize...