Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... agree , Congress shall name three persons out of each of the United States , and from the list of such persons each party shall alternately strike out one , the petitioners beginning , until the number shall be reduced to thirteen ; and ...
... agree , Congress shall name three persons out of each of the United States , and from the list of such persons each party shall alternately strike out one , the petitioners beginning , until the number shall be reduced to thirteen ; and ...
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... agree to the clause as it stands . He would sooner risk the Constitution . He dwelt on the dilemma to which the Con- vention was exposed . By agreeing to the clause , it would revolt the Quakers , the Methodists , and many others in the ...
... agree to the clause as it stands . He would sooner risk the Constitution . He dwelt on the dilemma to which the Con- vention was exposed . By agreeing to the clause , it would revolt the Quakers , the Methodists , and many others in the ...
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... agree that they acted wrong , and could not see its defects - tread back the steps which they have taken , and come forward , and reduce it to uncertainty whether a general system shall be adopted or not ? Virginia has always here ...
... agree that they acted wrong , and could not see its defects - tread back the steps which they have taken , and come forward , and reduce it to uncertainty whether a general system shall be adopted or not ? Virginia has always here ...
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