Secret Journals of the Acts and Proceedings of Congress, from the First Meeting Thereof to the Dissolution of the ConfederationThomas B. Wait., 1820 |
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... esquire , was elected . Ordered , That the committee of secret correspon- dence acquaint Mr. Lee of his appointment , and that his powers and instructions are lodged in Paris . DECEMBER 23 , 1776 . The committee of secret correspondence ...
... esquire , was elected . Ordered , That the committee of secret correspon- dence acquaint Mr. Lee of his appointment , and that his powers and instructions are lodged in Paris . DECEMBER 23 , 1776 . The committee of secret correspondence ...
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... esquire , com- missioner to the court of Spain , which was read ; and after debate , Resolved , That it be referred to a committee of three . The members chosen were Mr. Chase , Mr. Wil- son , and Mr. S. Adams . The committee to whom Dr ...
... esquire , com- missioner to the court of Spain , which was read ; and after debate , Resolved , That it be referred to a committee of three . The members chosen were Mr. Chase , Mr. Wil- son , and Mr. S. Adams . The committee to whom Dr ...
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... esquire , empowering him , in behalf of the United States , to transact such business at the court of Spain as shall be entrusted to him by Congress , agreea- bly to the instructions that may be given him , and transmitted by the ...
... esquire , empowering him , in behalf of the United States , to transact such business at the court of Spain as shall be entrusted to him by Congress , agreea- bly to the instructions that may be given him , and transmitted by the ...
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... esquire , was elected . MAY 12 , 1777 . Ordered , That the committee for foreign affairs pre- pare a draft of a commission and proper instructions , for the commissioners appointed to the courts of Ma- drid , Vienna , Berlin , and ...
... esquire , was elected . MAY 12 , 1777 . Ordered , That the committee for foreign affairs pre- pare a draft of a commission and proper instructions , for the commissioners appointed to the courts of Ma- drid , Vienna , Berlin , and ...
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... esquire , and the state of foreign affairs ; and , after some time , the President resumed the chair , and Mr. F. L. Lee reported , That the committee have agreed to the form of a commission to A. Lee , esquire , and have come to a ...
... esquire , and the state of foreign affairs ; and , after some time , the President resumed the chair , and Mr. F. L. Lee reported , That the committee have agreed to the form of a commission to A. Lee , esquire , and have come to a ...
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affirmative aforesaid allies amity and commerce appointed to prepare Armstrong Arthur Lee ARTICLE Atlee Britain Burke Carmichael catholick majesty christian king christian majesty Collins commission commissioners committee Connecticut court of France court of Versailles Delaware DIVIDED Drayton Duane Ellery enemy esquire follow proceedings foreign affairs Francis Dana Franklin Gerry gress Griffin Hampshire Harnet Henry Laurens Holten Houston Huntington inhabitants instructions Jenifer Jersey John Adams letter letter of credence Lewis Lovell M.Lene Marchant Maryland Massachusetts Bay Mathews McKean minister of France minister plenipotentiary Morris motion Muhlenberg nays being required negotiate a treaty obtain Ordered Paca party Peabody Penn Pennsylvania Plater port powers present President publick question to agree R. H. Lee Resolved Rhode Island Scudder Searle Sherman Shippen ships Silas Deane Smith South Carolina Spain Spencer subjects thereof tion treaty of amity treaty of commerce treaty of peace United Provinces vessels Virginia Whipple Witherspoon Wynkoop yeas and nays York
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Страница 228 - ... From the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz, that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Страница 20 - ... to trade with the same liberty and security from the places, ports and havens of those who are enemies of both, or either party, without any opposition or disturbance whatsoever, not only directly from the places of the enemy aforementioned to neutral places, but also from one place belonging to an enemy...
Страница 228 - Lawrence; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between Hues to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy...
Страница 154 - ... forever against all other powers, to wit: The United States to his most Christian Majesty, the present possessions of the crown of France in America, as well as those which it may acquire by the future treaty of peace : and his most Christian Majesty guarantees on his part to the United States, their liberty, sovereignty and independence, absolute and unlimited...
Страница 5 - That a committee of five be appointed for the sole purpose of corresponding with our friends in Great Britain, Ireland, and other parts of the world, and that they lay their correspondence before Congress when directed.
Страница 69 - ... no injury by the men of war or privateers of the other party, all the commanders of the ships of...
Страница 18 - It shall be lawful for the ships of war and privateers belonging to the said parties respectively to carry whithersoever they please the ships and goods taken from their enemies...
Страница 73 - United States to sail with their Ships with all manner of Liberty and Security; no distinction being made, who are the Proprietors of the Merchandizes laden thereon, from any Port to the places of those who now are or hereafter shall be at Enmity with the most Christian King or the United States.
Страница 471 - Neither of the two parties shall conclude either truce or peace with Great Britain without the formal consent of the other first obtained; and they mutually engage not to lay down their arms until the independence of the United States shall have been formally or tacitly assured by the treaty or treaties that shall terminate the war.
Страница 14 - King's subjects shall not fish in the havens, bays, creeks, roads, coasts, or places which the said United States hold, or shall hereafter hold; and in like manner the subjects, people, and inhabitants of the said United States shall not fish in the havens, bays, creeks, roads, coasts, or places which the Most Christian King possesses, or shall hereafter possess.