Journals of the American Congress: from 1774-1788: In Four Volumes ...Way and Gideon, 1823 |
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... John Hancock , Samuel Adams , John Adams , Robert Treat Paine , Elbridge Gerry , Francis Dana , and James Lovell , esqrs . have been chosen , by joint ballot of the two houses of assembly , to represent the state of Massachusetts - Bay ...
... John Hancock , Samuel Adams , John Adams , Robert Treat Paine , Elbridge Gerry , Francis Dana , and James Lovell , esqrs . have been chosen , by joint ballot of the two houses of assembly , to represent the state of Massachusetts - Bay ...
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... John Allen , esq . during his continuance as agent of this Congress , to the Indians of St. John's and Nova - Scotia : That 1000 dollars be advanced to John Allen , esq . agent , & c . to enable him to carry on the affairs of his agency ...
... John Allen , esq . during his continuance as agent of this Congress , to the Indians of St. John's and Nova - Scotia : That 1000 dollars be advanced to John Allen , esq . agent , & c . to enable him to carry on the affairs of his agency ...
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... John M'Kinley , esq . speaker of the assem- bly of the state of Delaware , with sundry resolves of that assembly , was read : Ordered , That the same be referred to the committee of Congress , at Philadelphia . John Taylor , esq . being ...
... John M'Kinley , esq . speaker of the assem- bly of the state of Delaware , with sundry resolves of that assembly , was read : Ordered , That the same be referred to the committee of Congress , at Philadelphia . John Taylor , esq . being ...
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... JOHN TAZEWELL , C. H. D. IN THE SENATE , December 4 , 1776 . The house proceeded , by joint ballot with the house of delegates , to the choice of a delegate to represent this state in general Congress , in the room of George Wythe , esq ...
... JOHN TAZEWELL , C. H. D. IN THE SENATE , December 4 , 1776 . The house proceeded , by joint ballot with the house of delegates , to the choice of a delegate to represent this state in general Congress , in the room of George Wythe , esq ...
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... John Gassway , for the sup- port of sick soldiers on the road , belonging to the battalion late colonel Smallwood's , 6 dollars : To James Calhoun , esq . chairman of the committee of observation of Baltimore county , for cash he paid ...
... John Gassway , for the sup- port of sick soldiers on the road , belonging to the battalion late colonel Smallwood's , 6 dollars : To James Calhoun , esq . chairman of the committee of observation of Baltimore county , for cash he paid ...
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Adjourned to ten aforesaid army articles of confederation auditor-general battalion bills board of treasury board of war brigadier captain clothier-general colonel commissary commissary-general of purchases committee appointed committee of commerce committee of three Congress resumed Congress took Connecticut consideration thereof continental continental army council day referred Delaware delegates deputy pay-master directed dollars be advanced dollars be paid Duer empowered enemy executive F. L. Lee Georgia Gerry governor John Jonathan Trumbull Joseph Trumbull laid before Congress Laurens loan-office M'Intosh major-general marine committee Maryland Massachusetts-Bay members chosen Michael Hillegas militia Monday Mons New-Hampshire New-Jersey New-York North-Carolina northern department o'clock to-morrow officers Ordered Pennsylvania petition president prisoners provisions quarter-master R. H. Lee regiment Resolved respective resumed the consideration Rhode-Island Roberdeau S.-Carolina taken into consideration thereof be postponed took into consideration transmitted treasurer in favor treasury brought troops Trumbull United Virginia warrant issue Washington Whereupon William
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Page 332 - When land forces are raised by any state for the common defence, all officers of or under the rank of colonel shall be appointed by the legislature of each state respectively, by whom such forces shall be raised, or in such manner as such state shall direct ; and all vacancies shall be filled up by the state which first made the appointment.
Page 334 - ... armed and equipped, in the same manner as the quota of such State, unless the Legislature of such State shall judge that such extra number cannot...
Page 301 - ... united states in congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be infested by pirates, in which case vessels of war may be fitted out for that occasion, and kept so long as the danger shall continue, or until the united states in congress assembled shall determine otherwise.
Page 327 - All bills of credit emitted, moneys borrowed, and debts contracted, by or under the authority of congress, before the assembling of the United States, in pursuance of the present confederation, shall be deemed. and considered as a charge against the United States, for payment and satisfaction whereof, the said United States, and the public faith, are hereby solemnly pledged.
Page 325 - If any person guilty of, or charged with, treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor, in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the governor or executive power of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence.
Page 320 - The committee of the states, or any nine of them, shall be authorized to execute, in the recess of congress, such of the powers of congress as the united states in congress assembled, by the consent of nine states, shall from, time to time think expedient to vest them with...
Page 333 - States ; and the officers, and men so clothed and equipped, shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the United States in Congress assembled ; but if the United States in Congress assembled shall, on consideration of circumstances, judge proper that any State should not raise 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 332 - ... of establishing rules for deciding in all cases what captures on land or water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States shall be divided or appropriated; of granting letters of marque and reprisal in times of peace ; appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures, provided that no member of Congress...
Page 331 - No state shall engage in any war without the consent of the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to invade such state, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay, till the united states in congress assembled can be consulted...
Page 301 - States in congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article ; of sending and receiving ambassadors; entering into treaties and alliances, provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective states shall .be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation...