Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... manner : - BROTHERS , —I have now gone through the business of con- dolance with you , and hope it will prove agreeable , and ease your minds . Tomorrow I shall proceed to the business for which you are now assembled . So soon as Sir ...
... manner : - BROTHERS , —I have now gone through the business of con- dolance with you , and hope it will prove agreeable , and ease your minds . Tomorrow I shall proceed to the business for which you are now assembled . So soon as Sir ...
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... manner following . Whenever the legislative or executive authority or lawful agent of any state in controversy with another shall present a petition to Congress stating the matter in question and praying for a hearing , notice thereof ...
... manner following . Whenever the legislative or executive authority or lawful agent of any state in controversy with another shall present a petition to Congress stating the matter in question and praying for a hearing , notice thereof ...
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... manner unprecedented . We cannot find one express_example in the experience of the world : it stands by itself . In some respects it is a government of a federal nature ; in others it is of a consolidated nature . Even if we attend to ...
... manner unprecedented . We cannot find one express_example in the experience of the world : it stands by itself . In some respects it is a government of a federal nature ; in others it is of a consolidated nature . Even if we attend to ...
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