| William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...convention. GEORGE WASHINGTON, president. -William Jackson, Secretary. In CONVENTION, SEPTEMBER 17, 1737. SIR, WE have now the honor to submit to the consideration of theUnited States in congress assembled, that constitutiuia which has appeared to us the most adviseable.... | |
| William Graydon - Law - 1803 - 730 pages
...Secretary. • I* CONVENTION., September 17, 1787. WE have now the honor to submit to the considera. tion of the United States, in Congress assembled, that Constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable. » The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace, and... | |
| United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...throughout; and afterwards agreed to by paragraphs. THE LETTER TO CONGRESS.* WE have now the honour to submit to the consideration of the United States...constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable. The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace, and treaties... | |
| United States. Constitutional Convention, Robert Yates - Constitutional conventions - 1821 - 320 pages
...convention, Go : WASHINGTON, President. WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. IN CONVENTION, September 17th, 17&T. SIK, We have now the honor to submit to the consideration...constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable. The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace and treaties... | |
| United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1821 - 328 pages
...convention, Go : WASHINGTON, President. WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. IN CONVENTION, September 17th, 1787. SIB, We have now the honor to submit to the consideration...assembled, that constitution which has appeared to us the must advisable. The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war,... | |
| Maine - 1822 - 802 pages
...Convention, GEORGE WASHINGTON, President. WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. IN CONVENTION, Sept. 17, 1787. SIR, 1. WE have now the honor to submit to the consideration...Constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable. the 2- The friends of our country have long seen and desired, th«t rr.m,4i the that the power of making... | |
| Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 1823 - 462 pages
...Convention, GEORGE WASHINGTON, President. W. JACKSON, Secretary. Sn, IN CONVENTION, September lltft, 1787. WE have now the honor to submit to the consideration...that Constitution which has appeared to us the most adviseable. The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace... | |
| Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...Convention, GEORGE WASHINGTON, Present. W. JACKSON, Secretary. In Convention, September 17, 1737. SiRi...We have now the honor to submit, to the consideration...Constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable. The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace, and treaties... | |
| Parliamentary practice - 1826 - 220 pages
...President. WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary. IN CONVENTION, SIR, September I7tn t 1787. WE have now the honour to submit to the consideration of the United States...constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable. The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace, and treaties... | |
| Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 558 pages
...transmitted to congress, accompanied with the following letter from the president of the convention. " We have now the honor to submit to the consideration...constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable. " The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace and treaties... | |
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