Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States ...Edwin Wiley 1915 - United States |
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Page 288
... resolution of October , 1780 , granting half - pay for life to the officers , stood on the mere faith of a government ... resolutions " fur- nished malancholy presages of their unproductiveness in time of peace . " Furthermore , " the ...
... resolution of October , 1780 , granting half - pay for life to the officers , stood on the mere faith of a government ... resolutions " fur- nished malancholy presages of their unproductiveness in time of peace . " Furthermore , " the ...
Page 294
... resolutions providing that the half pay for life granted to the soldiers should be commuted to five years ' full pay after the close of the war , to be received at the option of Congress or in securities given to other creditors of the ...
... resolutions providing that the half pay for life granted to the soldiers should be commuted to five years ' full pay after the close of the war , to be received at the option of Congress or in securities given to other creditors of the ...
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... resolutions which were published to you two days ago ; and that they will adopt the most effectual measures in their power to render ample justice to you for your faithful and meritorious services . And let me conjure you , in the name ...
... resolutions which were published to you two days ago ; and that they will adopt the most effectual measures in their power to render ample justice to you for your faithful and meritorious services . And let me conjure you , in the name ...
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... resolutions of Congress , now alluded to , are as undoubtedly and absolutely binding on the United States , as the most solemn acts of confederation or legislation . As to the idea , which I am informed has , in some instances ...
... resolutions of Congress , now alluded to , are as undoubtedly and absolutely binding on the United States , as the most solemn acts of confederation or legislation . As to the idea , which I am informed has , in some instances ...
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... resolutions drawn up and passed . The House then turned its atten- tion to the regulation of trade , and a committee was appointed to examine the acts of the various States . This committee reported that the acts were confusing and ...
... resolutions drawn up and passed . The House then turned its atten- tion to the regulation of trade , and a committee was appointed to examine the acts of the various States . This committee reported that the acts were confusing and ...
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