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It deals only with the Virginia Convention that ratified the Federal Constitution - the most spectacular convention ever held in America . It was the first lawmaking assembly in America to be reported in shorthand .
It deals only with the Virginia Convention that ratified the Federal Constitution - the most spectacular convention ever held in America . It was the first lawmaking assembly in America to be reported in shorthand .
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a reaching , and the most spectacular convention ever held in America . In addition , it was the first law - making assembly in our history to be reported in shorthand . The reporter , however , stopped too often to listen to the ...
a reaching , and the most spectacular convention ever held in America . In addition , it was the first law - making assembly in our history to be reported in shorthand . The reporter , however , stopped too often to listen to the ...
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The convention convened June 2 , 1788 , and the great debates , which William Wirt described as the " Battle of the Giants , ” began immediately . Of the distinguished statesmen of the commonwealth , only Washington and Jefferson were ...
The convention convened June 2 , 1788 , and the great debates , which William Wirt described as the " Battle of the Giants , ” began immediately . Of the distinguished statesmen of the commonwealth , only Washington and Jefferson were ...
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Contents
Chapter Page 1 A Babe in the Political Woods | 5 |
Impeachment of the State Auditor | 12 |
A Bid for Graft Payments | 23 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Lost Tales of Appalachia |
| Author | Howard Burton Lee |
| Publisher | McClain Print. Company, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2006 |
| ISBN | 0870121936, 9780870121937 |
| Length | 206 pages |
| Subjects | › Law / General |
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