Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... freemen of the same , and a President and Council , in manner and form following- 2. The supreme legislative power shall be vested in a House of Representatives of the freemen of the Commonwealth or State of Pennsylvania . 3. The ...
... freemen of the same , and a President and Council , in manner and form following- 2. The supreme legislative power shall be vested in a House of Representatives of the freemen of the Commonwealth or State of Pennsylvania . 3. The ...
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... Freemen of this State shall sit in General Assembly , shall be and remain open for the admission of all persons who behave decently , except only when the welfare of this State may require the doors to be shut . 14. The votes and ...
... Freemen of this State shall sit in General Assembly , shall be and remain open for the admission of all persons who behave decently , except only when the welfare of this State may require the doors to be shut . 14. The votes and ...
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... freemen . At present when the ratio of representa- tion is to be established , we are assured that they are equal to freemen . The arguments on the former occasion had convinced him that three - fifths was pretty near the just ...
... freemen . At present when the ratio of representa- tion is to be established , we are assured that they are equal to freemen . The arguments on the former occasion had convinced him that three - fifths was pretty near the just ...
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