The Constitutions of the Several Independent States of America; the Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation Between the Said States: To which are Now Added, the Declaration of Rights; the Non-importation Agreement; and the Petition of Congress to the King Delivered by Mr. Penn. With an Appendix, Containing the Treaties Between His Most Chriistan [sic] Majesty and the United States of America; the Provisional Treaty with America; and (never Before Published) an Authentic Copy of the Treaty Concluded Between Their High Mightinesses the States-General, and the United States of America |
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Page xvi
... direct them . To obtain redrefs of thefe grievances , which threaten deftruction to the lives , liberty , and pro- perty of his Majefty's fubjects in North - America , we are of opinion , that a non - importation , non - con- fumption ...
... direct them . To obtain redrefs of thefe grievances , which threaten deftruction to the lives , liberty , and pro- perty of his Majefty's fubjects in North - America , we are of opinion , that a non - importation , non - con- fumption ...
Page xxvii
... direct fome mode by which the united applications of your faithful Colonists to the throne , in pursuance of their common councils , may be improved into a happy and perma- nent reconciliation ; and that in the mean time mea- fures may ...
... direct fome mode by which the united applications of your faithful Colonists to the throne , in pursuance of their common councils , may be improved into a happy and perma- nent reconciliation ; and that in the mean time mea- fures may ...
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... direct object the establishment of an abfolute tyranny over thefe States . To prove this , let facts be fubmitted to a candid world . He has refufed his affent to laws the most wholesome and neceffary for the public good . He has ...
... direct object the establishment of an abfolute tyranny over thefe States . To prove this , let facts be fubmitted to a candid world . He has refufed his affent to laws the most wholesome and neceffary for the public good . He has ...
Page 12
... direct , to meet in Congress on the first Monday in No- vember of every year , with a power reserved to each State to recal its delegates , or any of them , at any time within the year , and to fend others in their stead , for the ...
... direct , to meet in Congress on the first Monday in No- vember of every year , with a power reserved to each State to recal its delegates , or any of them , at any time within the year , and to fend others in their stead , for the ...
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... direct , and all va- cancies fhall be filled up by the State which first made the appointment . ARTICLE VIII . All charges of war , and all other expences that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare , and allowed by ...
... direct , and all va- cancies fhall be filled up by the State which first made the appointment . ARTICLE VIII . All charges of war , and all other expences that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare , and allowed by ...
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