The St. Clair Papers: The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair : Soldier of the Revolutionary War, President of the Continental Congress; and Governor of the North-western Territory : with His Correspondence and Other PapersR. Clarke & Company, 1882 - 652 Seiten |
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American appointed army arrived ARTHUR ST artillery Assembly attack British Burgoyne Butler camp Captain Clair Clair Papers Colonel command committee Congress Conolly Council Court Creek Delaware detachment enemy enemy's eral evacuation favor force Fort Edward Fort Pitt friends garrison give GOVERNOR PENN Governor St honor hope hundred immediately inclosed Indians informed inhabitants John JOHN CONOLLY join JOSEPH SHIPPEN Judge July justice killed lake land letter LIGONIER Lord Dunmore Major Major-General ment miles militia Morristown Mount Independence necessary North-western Territory officers Ohio opinion Ordinance party peace Pennsylvania person Philadelphia Pitt Pittsburgh Point present President prisoners Province Province of Pennsylvania provisions received regiment retreat river says Schuyler sent Shawanese Sir:-The situation Skenesborough soldiers soon taken Territory thousand Ticonderoga tion town troops Virginia Washington Wayne West Westmoreland county Wilkinson William wrote York
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Seite 145 - Now, therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people; for all the earth is mine. And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.
Seite 124 - person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or services as aforesaid.
Seite 127 - That, after the year 1800 of the Christian era, there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of the said States, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted to have been personally guilty.
Seite 123 - It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered articles of compact between the original States, and the people and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable unless by common consent.
Seite 123 - For extending the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty, which form the basis whereon these republics, their laws and constitutions, are erected; to fix and establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions and governments, which
Seite 127 - April, 1784, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been personally guilty; and that this regulation shall be an article of compact, and remain a fundamental principle of the Constitution between the thirteen original States and each of the States described in the said resolve of the 23d of April,
Seite 123 - 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
Seite 271 - Penn, Esquires, true and absolute proprietaries and Governors in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania, and Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, on Delaware, have been pleased, by their commission, under their hands and seals, bearing date the twenty-fourth day of August last
Seite 123 - articles of compact between the original States, and the people and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable unless by common consent.