Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... observed that the ratio fixt for the first meeting was a mere conjecture , that it placed the power in the hands of that part of America , which could not always be entitled to it ; that this power would not be voluntarily renounced ...
... observed that the ratio fixt for the first meeting was a mere conjecture , that it placed the power in the hands of that part of America , which could not always be entitled to it ; that this power would not be voluntarily renounced ...
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... observed , that he should only make a few observations on the objections that had been stated to the clauses now under consideration , and not renew the answer already given . The gentleman says he would admit some parts of the ...
... observed , that he should only make a few observations on the objections that had been stated to the clauses now under consideration , and not renew the answer already given . The gentleman says he would admit some parts of the ...
Page 349
... observed , I mean what I say , sir . But we are told of the blue laws of Massachusetts : are these to be brought in ... observation I have heard out of doors ; which was that , because the New Englandmen wore black stockings and plush ...
... observed , I mean what I say , sir . But we are told of the blue laws of Massachusetts : are these to be brought in ... observation I have heard out of doors ; which was that , because the New Englandmen wore black stockings and plush ...
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