Journals of the American Congress: from 1774-1788: In Four VolumesWay and Gideon, 1823 - United States |
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... Connecticut produced the credentials of their re - ap- pointment , which were read as follows : " STATE OF CONNECTICUT . At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut , in America , holden at New - Haven ...
... Connecticut produced the credentials of their re - ap- pointment , which were read as follows : " STATE OF CONNECTICUT . At a General Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut , in America , holden at New - Haven ...
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... Connecticut : That William Avlett , esq . deputy commissary - general in Virginia , be directed to secure , and safely keep , for the continental use , all provisions , agreed to be furnished by the contractors in that state , agreeably ...
... Connecticut : That William Avlett , esq . deputy commissary - general in Virginia , be directed to secure , and safely keep , for the continental use , all provisions , agreed to be furnished by the contractors in that state , agreeably ...
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... Connecticut , out of the continental loan - office in that state , in payment of an equal sum advanced by governor Trumbull to colonel Sheldon , at the request of general Washing- ton , for raising and equipping a regiment of light ...
... Connecticut , out of the continental loan - office in that state , in payment of an equal sum advanced by governor Trumbull to colonel Sheldon , at the request of general Washing- ton , for raising and equipping a regiment of light ...
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... Connecticut , respecting cannon , and other public business , be paid as an express . The committee of treasury reported , that there is due to Charles Jones , quarter - master of the 7th Virginia regiment , for forage supplied by him ...
... Connecticut , respecting cannon , and other public business , be paid as an express . The committee of treasury reported , that there is due to Charles Jones , quarter - master of the 7th Virginia regiment , for forage supplied by him ...
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... Connecticut ; one from Mons . Vernejour , with one from gen . Sullivan , recommending him ; one from James Price , praying to be authorized to draw on the treasury for the balance due to Price and Haywood ; one , of the 5th , from ...
... Connecticut ; one from Mons . Vernejour , with one from gen . Sullivan , recommending him ; one from James Price , praying to be authorized to draw on the treasury for the balance due to Price and Haywood ; one , of the 5th , from ...
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12th Virginia regiment Adjourned to ten aforesaid army articles of confederation ay ay ayay battalion bills board of treasury board of war brigadier captain clothier-general colonel commissary commissary-general of purchases committee appointed committee of commerce committee of three Congress resumed Congress took Connecticut consideration thereof continental council day referred Delaware delegates deputy pay-master directed dollars be advanced dollars be paid Duer empowered enemy executive F. L. Lee Georgia Gerry governor John Jonathan Trumbull Joseph Trumbull laid before Congress Laurens loan-office M'Intosh major-general marine committee Maryland Massachusetts-Bay members chosen Michael Hillegas militia New-Jersey New-York North-Carolina northern department o'clock to-morrow officers Ordered Pennsylvania petition president prisoners provisions quarter-master R. H. Lee regiment Resolved respective resumed the consideration Rhode-Island Roberdeau S.-Carolina taken into consideration thereof be postponed took into consideration transmitted treasurer in favor treasury brought troops Trumbull United Virginia warrant issue Washington Whereupon William
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Page 332 - When land forces are raised by any state for the common defence, all officers of or under the rank of colonel shall be appointed by the legislature of each state respectively, by whom such forces shall be raised, or in such manner as such state shall direct ; and all vacancies shall be filled up by the state which first made the appointment.
Page 334 - ... armed and equipped, in the same manner as the quota of such State, unless the Legislature of such State shall judge that such extra number cannot...
Page 301 - ... united states in congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be infested by pirates, in which case vessels of war may be fitted out for that occasion, and kept so long as the danger shall continue, or until the united states in congress assembled shall determine otherwise.
Page 327 - All bills of credit emitted, moneys borrowed, and debts contracted, by or under the authority of congress, before the assembling of the United States, in pursuance of the present confederation, shall be deemed. and considered as a charge against the United States, for payment and satisfaction whereof, the said United States, and the public faith, are hereby solemnly pledged.
Page 325 - If any person guilty of, or charged with, treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor, in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the governor or executive power of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence.
Page 320 - The committee of the states, or any nine of them, shall be authorized to execute, in the recess of congress, such of the powers of congress as the united states in congress assembled, by the consent of nine states, shall from, time to time think expedient to vest them with...
Page 333 - States ; and the officers, and men so clothed and equipped, shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the United States in Congress assembled ; but if the United States in Congress assembled shall, on consideration of circumstances, judge proper that any State should not raise men, or should raise a smaller number than its quota, and that any other State should raise a greater number of men than the quota thereof, such extra number shall be raised, officered...
Page 332 - ... of establishing rules for deciding in all cases what captures on land or water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States shall be divided or appropriated; of granting letters of marque and reprisal in times of peace ; appointing courts for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas and establishing courts for receiving and determining finally appeals in all cases of captures, provided that no member of Congress...
Page 331 - No state shall engage in any war without the consent of the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to invade such state, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay, till the united states in congress assembled can be consulted...
Page 301 - States in congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article ; of sending and receiving ambassadors; entering into treaties and alliances, provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective states shall .be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation...