Documentary Source Book of American History, 1606-1913

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William MacDonald
Macmillan, 1916 - Charters - 656 pages
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Contents

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Jan 1424 16389
38
Fundamental Articles of New Haven June 414 1639
39
Patent of Providence Plantations March 1424 1643
43
New England Confederation May 1929 1643
45
Government of New Haven Oct 27Nov 6 1643
50
Maryland Toleration Act April 1649
53
First Navigation Act 1660
57
Charter of Connecticut April 23May 3 1662
60
First Charter of Carolina March 24April 3 16623
64
Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations July 818
66
Second Navigation Act 1663
73
Grant to the Duke of York
74
Second Charter of Carolina
76
Third Navigation Act 1672
79
Charter of Pennsylvania March 414 168081
80
Second Charter of Massachusetts Oct 717 1691
84
Navigation Act April 1020 1696
90
Treaty of Utrecht March 31April 11 1713
93
Charter of Georgia June 920 1732
95
Molasses Act May 1728 1733
103
Writ of Assistance Dec 2 1762
107
Treaty of Paris Feb 10 1763
111
Royal Proclamation concerning America Oct 7 1763
114
Sugar Act April 5 1764
120
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I
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19
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Stamp 34 Quartering 35 Resolutions of the 36 Declaratory Act March 18 1766
139
20
140
Act suspending the New York Assembly June 15 1767
141
26
143
Massachusetts Circular Letter Feb 11 1768
149
36
150
Massachusetts Government Act May 20 1774
155
43
159
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress Oct
162
The Association Oct 20 1774
169
45
171
Lord Norths Conciliatory Resolution Feb 27 1775
172
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms July
176
Report on Lord Norths Conciliatory Resolution July 31 1775
189
50
190
Articles of Confederation Nov 15 1777
197
Treaty of Paris Sept 3 1783
205
53
209
Ordinance of 1787 July 13 1787
212
Constitution of the United States Sept 17 1787
216
55
233
Hamiltons First Report on Public Credit Jan 9 1790
243
Treaty with Great Britain Nov 19 1794
244
60
263
Alien and Sedition Acts 1798
273
Virginia Resolutions Dec 24 1798
275
Kentucky Resolutions Nov 22 1799
277
583
279
Embargo Act Dec 22 1807
283
NonIntercourse Act March 1 1809
284

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