THE ANNAPOLIS CONVENTION: Proceedings of the Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government, Annapolis in the State of Maryland. September 14, 1786 To the Honorable, The Legislatures of Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York – The Commissioners from the said States, respectively assembled at Annapolis, humbly beg leave to report. That, pursuant[…]
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THE FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION – JUNE 20, 1676: “The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series of his Afflictive dispensations in and by the present Warr with the Heathen Natives of this land, written and brought to pass bitter things against his own Covenant people in this wilderness, yet so that we evidently[…]
THE CHARLOTTE TOWN RESOLVES: RESOLVES ADOPTED IN CHARLOTTE TOWN, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, MAY 31, 1775 Charlotte Town, Mecklenburg County, May 31. This Day the Committee met, and passed the following RESOLVES: Whereas by an Address presented to his Majesty by both Houses of Parliament in February last, the American Colonies are declared to be[…]
Proceedings of the Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government, Annapolis in the State of Maryland. September 14, 1786 To the Honorable, The Legislatures of Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York – The Commissioners from the said States, respectively assembled at Annapolis, humbly beg leave to report. That, pursuant to their several[…]