A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the Principal Events Both in the Field and in the Cabinet, Volume 2F. Betts, 1822 |
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... treaties with France ... Proceedings of Con- gress thereon .... Sir Henry Clinton arrives and supersedes Sir William Howe ... Arrival of the Commissioners , Lord Car- lisle , Mr. Eden and Mr. Johnston ... Their unsuccessful ne ...
... treaties with France ... Proceedings of Con- gress thereon .... Sir Henry Clinton arrives and supersedes Sir William Howe ... Arrival of the Commissioners , Lord Car- lisle , Mr. Eden and Mr. Johnston ... Their unsuccessful ne ...
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... treaty with Holland , and obtains a loan ... Propositions in the British parliament for peace ... Lord North resigns and is succeeded by the Marquis of Rockingham ... Death of this nobleman ... Lord Shelburne placed at the head of the ...
... treaty with Holland , and obtains a loan ... Propositions in the British parliament for peace ... Lord North resigns and is succeeded by the Marquis of Rockingham ... Death of this nobleman ... Lord Shelburne placed at the head of the ...
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Paul Allen. 1st . and 6th . articles of his proposals , the treaty to end , and hostilities immediately to commence . " Having thus answered Major General Gates's pro- posals , General Burgoyne offered on his part the preliminary ...
Paul Allen. 1st . and 6th . articles of his proposals , the treaty to end , and hostilities immediately to commence . " Having thus answered Major General Gates's pro- posals , General Burgoyne offered on his part the preliminary ...
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... treaty , in the course of which others may arise to be considered by both par- ties , for which purpose it is proposed , that two officers of each army shall meet and report their deliberations to their respective Generals . " 10th ...
... treaty , in the course of which others may arise to be considered by both par- ties , for which purpose it is proposed , that two officers of each army shall meet and report their deliberations to their respective Generals . " 10th ...
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... treaty is out of dispute , but the several subordinate articles and regulations necessarily springing from these preliminaries , and requiring explanation and precision , between the par- ties , before a definitive treaty can be safely ...
... treaty is out of dispute , but the several subordinate articles and regulations necessarily springing from these preliminaries , and requiring explanation and precision , between the par- ties , before a definitive treaty can be safely ...
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Page 145 - ... or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the delegates of each state on any question shall be entered on the journal, when it is desired by any delegate; and the delegates of a state, or any of them, at his or their request, shall be furnished with a transcript of the said journal, except such parts as are above excepted, to lay before the legislatures of the several states.
Page 137 - Congress by less than two nor by more than seven members ; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the United States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees, or emolument of any kind.
Page 144 - ... nor ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the defence and welfare of the United States or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States...
Page 144 - ... men, or should raise a smaller number than its quota, and that any other state should raise a greater number of men than the quota thereof, such extra number shall be raised, officered...
Page 137 - Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress...
Page 136 - State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively ; provided that such restrictions shall not extend so far as to prevent the removal of property imported into any State to any other State of which the owner is an inhabitant ; provided also, that no imposition, duties, or restriction shall be laid by any State on the property of the United States or either of them.
Page 143 - ... office — appointing all officers of the land forces, in the service of the United States, excepting regimental officers — appointing all the officers of the naval forces, and commissioning all officers whatever in the service of the United States — making rules for the government and regulation of the said land and naval forces, and directing their operations. THE United States in Congress assembled shall have authority to appoint a committee, to sit in the recess of Congress, to be denominated...
Page 143 - States ; regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the States — provided that the legislative right of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Page 137 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Page 144 - ... of the United States ; and the officers and men so clothed, armed, and equipped, shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the United States in Congress assembled...