Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... federacy with our open enemies . And we cannot but be filled with indignation to hear this action of ours painted in the most odious and detestable colours , as if we had inhumanly murdered our guides who preserved us from perishing in ...
... federacy with our open enemies . And we cannot but be filled with indignation to hear this action of ours painted in the most odious and detestable colours , as if we had inhumanly murdered our guides who preserved us from perishing in ...
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... FEDERACY : -I give you all a most cordial welcome to this place , where I wish our mutual proceedings may be conducted with the strictest candour and sincerity . It is with no small concern that I am to condole with you on account of ...
... FEDERACY : -I give you all a most cordial welcome to this place , where I wish our mutual proceedings may be conducted with the strictest candour and sincerity . It is with no small concern that I am to condole with you on account of ...
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... federacy , they will laugh in your face . What then is to be done ? Things cannot go in the same train forever . It is much to be feared , as you observe , that the better kind of people , being disgusted with the circumstances , will ...
... federacy , they will laugh in your face . What then is to be done ? Things cannot go in the same train forever . It is much to be feared , as you observe , that the better kind of people , being disgusted with the circumstances , will ...
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... federacy of the United States of America , subject to the Articles of Confederation , and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made ; and to all the Acts and Ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled ...
... federacy of the United States of America , subject to the Articles of Confederation , and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made ; and to all the Acts and Ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled ...
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... federacy . If Virginia were separated from all the States , her power and authority would extend to all cases . In like manner , were all powers vested in the General Government , it would be a consolidated government ; but the powers ...
... federacy . If Virginia were separated from all the States , her power and authority would extend to all cases . In like manner , were all powers vested in the General Government , it would be a consolidated government ; but the powers ...
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