Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... north of the Ohio ; and the lesser claimants soon followed . In 1784 , then , Congress assumed responsibility for an immense domain , the North - west Territory ; and by the Articles of Confederation ( p . 183 ) it acquired the same ...
... north of the Ohio ; and the lesser claimants soon followed . In 1784 , then , Congress assumed responsibility for an immense domain , the North - west Territory ; and by the Articles of Confederation ( p . 183 ) it acquired the same ...
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... North America , and with such merchants and others as are most intelligent in the North American and Indian trade . Whereupon we humbly beg leave to represent to your Majesty , That the subject matter , to which these papers refer , and ...
... North America , and with such merchants and others as are most intelligent in the North American and Indian trade . Whereupon we humbly beg leave to represent to your Majesty , That the subject matter , to which these papers refer , and ...
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... north and south as aforesaid , shall begin on the river Ohio , at a point that shall be found to be due north from the western termination of a line , which has been run as the southern boundary of the State of Penn- sylvania ; and the ...
... north and south as aforesaid , shall begin on the river Ohio , at a point that shall be found to be due north from the western termination of a line , which has been run as the southern boundary of the State of Penn- sylvania ; and the ...
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