A Historical Collection from Official Records, Files, &c., of the Part Sustained by Connecticut, During the War of the Revolution: With an Appendix, Containing Important Letters, Depositions, &c., Written During the WarE. Gleason, 1842 - 643 من الصفحات |
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... Congress , there appeared for taking them into con- sideration , Messrs . Boerum , Seaman , or Williams , Woodhull , Nicoll , Van Courtlandt , Livingston , Schuyler , Ten Broek , Clin- ton , DeWitt . And against taking them into ...
... Congress , there appeared for taking them into con- sideration , Messrs . Boerum , Seaman , or Williams , Woodhull , Nicoll , Van Courtlandt , Livingston , Schuyler , Ten Broek , Clin- ton , DeWitt . And against taking them into ...
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... Congress , " which set forth the causes and necessity of the war , which was received with great applause by the army , and a large concourse of citizens assembled , which was evinced by three huzzas from all present . Soon after Major ...
... Congress , " which set forth the causes and necessity of the war , which was received with great applause by the army , and a large concourse of citizens assembled , which was evinced by three huzzas from all present . Soon after Major ...
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... Congress had appointed Col. Samuel Mott , Chief Engineer in the army , under Gen. Schuyler ; and that Gen. Washington had appointed Major Thomas Mifflin , Quarter Master General , John Parker , Esq . , Assistant Quarter Master General ...
... Congress had appointed Col. Samuel Mott , Chief Engineer in the army , under Gen. Schuyler ; and that Gen. Washington had appointed Major Thomas Mifflin , Quarter Master General , John Parker , Esq . , Assistant Quarter Master General ...
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... Congress of all the colo- nies the only probable method to obtain a uniform plan for the preservation of the whole . Voted , That if it shall be judged best by said Congress to stop all exports to Great Britain and the West India ...
... Congress of all the colo- nies the only probable method to obtain a uniform plan for the preservation of the whole . Voted , That if it shall be judged best by said Congress to stop all exports to Great Britain and the West India ...
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... Congress should , among other of their determinations , resolve to stop all imports and exports to and from Great Britain , and otherwise discontinue trade as they shall see fit . That a General Congress should be annually held on this ...
... Congress should , among other of their determinations , resolve to stop all imports and exports to and from Great Britain , and otherwise discontinue trade as they shall see fit . That a General Congress should be annually held on this ...
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1st lieutenant 2d lieutenant Abraham Davenport aforesaid Andrew Huntington appointed arms Assembly battalions Benjamin Benjamin Huntington bills Boston brig Defence brigade British bushels cannon Capt captain clothing colony command commissary committee of pay Congress Connecticut continental army Continental Congress Council of Safety Danbury Daniel David deliver directed Ebenezer Elderkin Eliphalet Dyer enemy enlisted ensign Esq'rs Fairfield favor forthwith Governor and Council Groton guns Hartford Haven horse Huntington inhabitants Isaac Jabez Jabez Huntington James John Jonathan JONATHAN TRUMBULL Joseph lawful money Legislature letter liberty Lieut London Long Island Nathaniel Nathaniel Shaw non-commissioned officers Norwich officers and soldiers Oliver Oliver Cromwell ordered pay table persons pounds powder prisoners procure purchase raised receive resolved salt Samuel selectmen sent SESSION shillings ship sloop Stonington Thomas Titus Hosmer tories town troops Trumbull vessels voted wages William Windham Wolcott York
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الصفحة 90 - forts necessary for the defence of such State ; but every State shall always keep up a well regulated and disciplined militia, sufficiently armed and accoutred, and shall provide and constantly have ready for use, in public stores, a due number of field pieces and tents, and a proper quantity of arms, ammunition and camp equipage.
الصفحة 90 - in Congress assembled, or any of them, grant any title of nobility. No two or more States shall enter into any treaty, confederation or alliance whatever between them, without the consent of the United States in Congress assembled, specifying accurately the purposes for which the same is to bo entered into, and how long it shall
الصفحة 93 - before prescribed for deciding disputes respecting territorial jurisdiction between different States. The United States in Congress assembled shall also have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the alloy and value of coin struck by their own authority, or by that of the respective States—fixing
الصفحة 94 - Congress of the United States shall have power to adjourn to any time within the year, and to any place within the United States, so that no period of adjournment be for a longer duration than tho space of six months, and shall publish the journal of their proceedings monthly, except such
الصفحة 90 - committee of the States. In determining questions in the United States in Congress assembled, each State shall have one vote. /Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress, and the members of Congress shall be
الصفحة 91 - in Congress assembled, can be consulted ; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it bo after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against, the Kingdom or State and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared,
الصفحة 93 - regimental officers, raise the men, and clothe, arm, and equip them in a soldier like manner, at the expence of the United States, and the officers and men so clothed, armed and equipped shall march to tho place appointed, and within tho time agreed on by the United States
الصفحة 89 - III. The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
الصفحة 92 - shall refuse to submit to the authority of such court, or to appear or defend their claim or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce sentence, or judgment, which shall in like manner be final and decisive, the judgment or sentence and other proceed, ings being in either case transmitted to Congress, and lodged among the acts of Congress
الصفحة 91 - be supplied by the several States, in proportion to the value of all land within each Stale, granted to or surveyed for any person, as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated according to such mode as the