Pennsylvania Archives1854 - Pennsylvania A collection of documents supplementing the companion series known as "Colonial records," which contain the Minutes of the Provincial council, of the Council of safety, and of the Supreme executive council of Pennsylvania. |
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... Virginia & Maryland it appeared proper to oppose the like Weight to their remaining in this State . The Expence of these Troops we compute at £ 8,576 monthly , the furnishing of which cannot be delayed or dispensed with but at the ...
... Virginia & Maryland it appeared proper to oppose the like Weight to their remaining in this State . The Expence of these Troops we compute at £ 8,576 monthly , the furnishing of which cannot be delayed or dispensed with but at the ...
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... Business on the 10th May , if the State of Virginia approves of that Time - We hope these * See Col. Rec . , Vol . XII . , p . 663 . Measures will give a Temporary Satisfaction , & be assured 20 PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES 1781 .
... Business on the 10th May , if the State of Virginia approves of that Time - We hope these * See Col. Rec . , Vol . XII . , p . 663 . Measures will give a Temporary Satisfaction , & be assured 20 PENNSYLVANIA ARCHIVES 1781 .
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... Virginia , if our Resources should not be such as to Inable us to Remain in the Indian Country during the fair season I am in hopes they will be sufficient to Visit the Shawonees , Delawares & Sandusky Town- defeating the Enemy and ...
... Virginia , if our Resources should not be such as to Inable us to Remain in the Indian Country during the fair season I am in hopes they will be sufficient to Visit the Shawonees , Delawares & Sandusky Town- defeating the Enemy and ...
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... Virginia , a nd be confined to the Barracks built there by order of the State of Virginia , and their Officers are to be on parole within the County of Frederick in that State , and to be limited to a District , not exceeding ten Miles ...
... Virginia , a nd be confined to the Barracks built there by order of the State of Virginia , and their Officers are to be on parole within the County of Frederick in that State , and to be limited to a District , not exceeding ten Miles ...
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... Virginia Guard to go the whole way , for reasons obvious to you . Directed , We are Sir , with much esteem & regard your most Obed . Hble . Servt , To Colonel James Wood , Superintending the Convention prisoners . Sir , BOARD OF WAR TO ...
... Virginia Guard to go the whole way , for reasons obvious to you . Directed , We are Sir , with much esteem & regard your most Obed . Hble . Servt , To Colonel James Wood , Superintending the Convention prisoners . Sir , BOARD OF WAR TO ...
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Page 681 - Congress, to the legislative or executive authority of the other State in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed to appoint, by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question...
Page 569 - The united states in congress assembled shall also be the last resort on appeal in all disputes and differences now subsisting or that hereafter may arise between two or more states concerning boundary, jurisdiction or any other cause whatever; which authority shall always be exercised in the manner following.
Page 472 - ... to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended, in all courts of record, or any other place whatsoever...
Page 169 - And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every state, and the Union shall be perpetual ; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them ; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States and be afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures of every State.
Page 169 - When land forces are raised by any state for the common defence, all officers of or under the rank of colonel, shall be appointed by the legislature of each state respectively by whom such forces shall be raised, or in such manner as such state shall direct, and all vacancies shall be filled up by the state which first made the appointment.
Page 700 - ... distance from New Castle, northward and westward unto the beginning of the fortieth degree of northern latitude, and then by a straight line westward to the limits of longitude above mentioned.
Page 700 - Castle town, unto the three and fortieth degree of northern latitude, if the said river doth extend so far northward, but if the said river shall not extend so far northward, then by the said river so far as it doth extend...
Page 703 - Breadth; and in Length, •and Longitude, of and within all the Breadth afore'said, throughout the main Lands there, from the 'Atlantic and western Sea and Ocean on the East • Part, to the South Sea on the West Part...
Page 703 - Provided always, that the said islands, or any of the premises herein before mentioned, and, by these presents, intended and meant to be granted, be not actually possessed, or inhabited by any other christian prince or state...
Page 537 - But if the States will not impose, or do not collect and apply, taxes for support of the war, the sooner we make terms the better ; the longer we continue a feeble and ineffectual war, the greater will be our distress at the hour of submission.