Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal Constitution |
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Page xxxi
... land on the principle of first come first choice . New Englanders preferred to reproduce their beloved townships , with church and school . Certain gentlemen of influence hoped to renew the British policy of 1768 ( p . 220 ) . Out of ...
... land on the principle of first come first choice . New Englanders preferred to reproduce their beloved townships , with church and school . Certain gentlemen of influence hoped to renew the British policy of 1768 ( p . 220 ) . Out of ...
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... lands , and if when intreated by a solicitor they refus'd to render so 1 The head right system , which originated in Virginia , was that of granting a man so many acres of land gratis for every person he brought into the colony . Such land ...
... lands , and if when intreated by a solicitor they refus'd to render so 1 The head right system , which originated in Virginia , was that of granting a man so many acres of land gratis for every person he brought into the colony . Such land ...
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... land within each state , granted to or surveyed for any person , as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled , shall from time to time ...
... land within each state , granted to or surveyed for any person , as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled , shall from time to time ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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