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... north of the Ohio ; and the lesser claimants soon followed . In 1784 , then , Congress assumed responsibility for an immense domain , the North - west Territory ; and by the Articles of Confederation ( p . 183 ) it acquired the same ...
... north of the Ohio ; and the lesser claimants soon followed . In 1784 , then , Congress assumed responsibility for an immense domain , the North - west Territory ; and by the Articles of Confederation ( p . 183 ) it acquired the same ...
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... North America , and with such merchants and others as are most intelligent in the North American and Indian trade . Whereupon we humbly beg leave to represent to your Majesty , That the subject matter , to which these papers refer , and ...
... North America , and with such merchants and others as are most intelligent in the North American and Indian trade . Whereupon we humbly beg leave to represent to your Majesty , That the subject matter , to which these papers refer , and ...
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... North America , lying upon the Atlantic Ocean , from Nova Scotia on the north to West Florida on the south , both inclusive ; WILLIAM EDEN , Esq . , one of our Commissioners for Trade and Plantations ; and GEORGE JOHNSTONE , Esq ...
... North America , lying upon the Atlantic Ocean , from Nova Scotia on the north to West Florida on the south , both inclusive ; WILLIAM EDEN , Esq . , one of our Commissioners for Trade and Plantations ; and GEORGE JOHNSTONE , Esq ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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