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... Congress , which was in one form 102,000 , exclusive of slaves , or as otherwise reported ( John Adams's Works , vii . , 302 ) 150,000 . 95,000 in 1786 , and to 141,885 in 1790. None 24 [ Oct. American Antiquarian Society .
... Congress , which was in one form 102,000 , exclusive of slaves , or as otherwise reported ( John Adams's Works , vii . , 302 ) 150,000 . 95,000 in 1786 , and to 141,885 in 1790. None 24 [ Oct. American Antiquarian Society .
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... Congress , and aggre- gating near 340,000 ; the Congressional levies of the previous year had assumed a total of 352,000,2 which was hardly true until the war , with all its hin- drances to growth , was nearing its close , say by 1780.3 ...
... Congress , and aggre- gating near 340,000 ; the Congressional levies of the previous year had assumed a total of 352,000,2 which was hardly true until the war , with all its hin- drances to growth , was nearing its close , say by 1780.3 ...
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... Congress in 1774 was 192,000 , and another in 1775 was 262,000 . 3 208,870 , in 1782 ; the Federal Convention of 1787 estimated Conn . at 202,000 . ( Curtis's Hist . of Const . , ii . , 168. ) 4 J. A. Stevens , in Winsor's Hist . of ...
... Congress in 1774 was 192,000 , and another in 1775 was 262,000 . 3 208,870 , in 1782 ; the Federal Convention of 1787 estimated Conn . at 202,000 . ( Curtis's Hist . of Const . , ii . , 168. ) 4 J. A. Stevens , in Winsor's Hist . of ...
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... Congress was about 250,000 . 4 238,897 ( Hough's Census of 1855 , viii . ) . 5 340,120 . 6 469 adult males ( Whitehead's E. Jersey under the Proprietors , 2d ed . , 76 ) . 3,500 in 1676 , according to Dr. Daniel Coxe ( N. J. Archives ...
... Congress was about 250,000 . 4 238,897 ( Hough's Census of 1855 , viii . ) . 5 340,120 . 6 469 adult males ( Whitehead's E. Jersey under the Proprietors , 2d ed . , 76 ) . 3,500 in 1676 , according to Dr. Daniel Coxe ( N. J. Archives ...
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... increase of over 20,000 since 1764 . The estimate of Congress in 1774 was 130,000 ( John Adams's Works , vii . , 302 ) . a population of about 150,000 , States census carried up 36 [ Oct. American Antiquarian Society .
... increase of over 20,000 since 1764 . The estimate of Congress in 1774 was 130,000 ( John Adams's Works , vii . , 302 ) . a population of about 150,000 , States census carried up 36 [ Oct. American Antiquarian Society .
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Page 332 - The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent...
Page 329 - ... shall be formed in the said territory; to provide also for the establishment of states, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original states, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest...
Page 334 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 335 - Provided the constitution and government so to be formed shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles, and, so far as it can be consistent with the general interest of the Confederacy, such admission shall be allowed at an earlier period, and when there may be a less number of free inhabitants in the State than sixty thousand.
Page 333 - The legislatures of those districts or new states shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers.
Page 327 - The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and publish in the district such laws of the original States, criminal and civil, as may be necessary and best suited to the circumstances of the district...
Page 331 - And, in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared that no law ought ever to be made or have force in the said Territory that shall, in any manner whatever, interfere with or affect private contracts, or engagements, bona fide, and without fraud previously formed.
Page 329 - And the governor, legislative council, and house of representatives, shall have authority to make laws in all cases for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared. And all bills having passed by a majority in the house, and by a majority in the council, shall be referred to the governor for his assent ; but no bill or legislative act whatever, shall be of any force without his assent. The governor shall have power to...
Page 327 - Previous to the organization of the General Assembly, the governor shall appoint such magistrates and other civil officers, in each county or township, as he shall find necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in the same.
Page 321 - ... to keep and preserve the acts and laws passed by the Legislature, and the public records of the district, and the proceedings of the Governor...