Life, Journals and Correspondence of Rev. Manasseh Cutler, L.L.D.1888 - 1019 pages |
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... the procession was formed , and we walked to the Meeting House through a crowd of spec- tators . Though the day was somewhat rainy , a very large concourse of people were collected . Some hundreds , I 4 Life of Rev. Manasseh Cutler .
... the procession was formed , and we walked to the Meeting House through a crowd of spec- tators . Though the day was somewhat rainy , a very large concourse of people were collected . Some hundreds , I 4 Life of Rev. Manasseh Cutler .
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... Meeting House . To prevent accident , the galleries were previously secured by supporters ; and to prevent disorder , I had requested the constables to at- tend , with their staves of office . The solemnity was intro- duced and closed ...
... Meeting House . To prevent accident , the galleries were previously secured by supporters ; and to prevent disorder , I had requested the constables to at- tend , with their staves of office . The solemnity was intro- duced and closed ...
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... Meeting House . The time was so short before Mr. Story would go , that the utmost dispatch was necessary . As there was not occasion to apply to churches , but only to a suitable number of ministers , the ordination might take place as ...
... Meeting House . The time was so short before Mr. Story would go , that the utmost dispatch was necessary . As there was not occasion to apply to churches , but only to a suitable number of ministers , the ordination might take place as ...
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... meeting , and due notice of the design thereof shall be given to each member , for the purpose of supplying such vacancy ; and there shall be not less than nine members present at the time of choosing a President , Vice - President , or ...
... meeting , and due notice of the design thereof shall be given to each member , for the purpose of supplying such vacancy ; and there shall be not less than nine members present at the time of choosing a President , Vice - President , or ...
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... meeting , and that he notify each member constituting the Board of Trustees to attend accord- ingly ; and that , as ... meetings of said Board of Trustees . [ To General Rufus Putnam . ] HAMILTON , MASS . , June 30 , 1800 . Dear Sir ...
... meeting , and that he notify each member constituting the Board of Trustees to attend accord- ingly ; and that , as ... meetings of said Board of Trustees . [ To General Rufus Putnam . ] HAMILTON , MASS . , June 30 , 1800 . Dear Sir ...
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Page 426 - Provided always, That any 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 service as aforesaid.
Page 423 - And, 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 forever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory...
Page 420 - ... mentioned, estates in the said territory may be devised or bequeathed by wills in writing, signed and sealed by him or her, in whom the estate may be (being of full age) and attested by three witnesses ; and real estates may be conveyed by lease and release or bargain and sale signed, sealed and delivered by the person, being of full age, in whom the estate may be, and attested by two witnesses...
Page 420 - That the estates both of resident and non-resident proprietors in the said Territory, dying intestate, shall descend to and be distributed among their children and the descendants of a deceased child in equal parts; the descendants of a deceased child or grandchild to take the share of their deceased parent in equal parts among them; and where there shall be no children or descendants, then in equal parts to the next of kin, in equal degree; and among collaterals, the children of a deceased brother...
Page 423 - Congress shall appoint and commission to serve as aforesaid; and whenever a vacancy shall happen in the council by death or removal from office, the house of representatives shall nominate two persons qualified as aforesaid, for each vacancy, and return their names...
Page 422 - As soon as representatives shall be elected, the governor shall appoint a time and place for them to meet together, and when met, they shall nominate ten persons, residents in the district, and each possessed of a freehold in five hundred acres of land, and return their names to...
Page 425 - The said territory, and the states which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this confederacy of the United States of America, subject to the articles of confederation, and to such alterations therein, as shall be constitutionally made; and to all the acts and ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled, conformable thereto.
Page 420 - ... within one year after proper magistrates, courts, and registers shall be appointed for that purpose ; and personal property may be transferred by delivery, saving, however, to the French and Canadian inhabitants, and other settlers of the...
Page 422 - As soon as there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants, of full age, in the district, upon giving proof thereof to the governor, they shall receive authority, with time and place, to elect representatives from their counties or townships, to represent them in the General Assembly...
Page 414 - The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and publish in the district such laws of the original States, criminal and civil, as may be necessary and best suited to the circumstances of the district...