 | 1824 - 506 pages
...District, were organized in pursuance of an act passed September 24th, 1 789, at the first session of the Congress of the United States, begun and held at the city of New- York on the 4th day of Marrh, 1 789. THE CIRCUIT COURT was held at Portsmouth, on the 20th May 1790, by Hon.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1826 - 844 pages
...on the part of this State, certain Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Whereas the Congress of the United States, begun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesday, the fourth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and eightynine, resolved, two-thirds of both Houses... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1826 - 126 pages
...WASHINGTON, President. By the unanimous order of the Convention. HI'S- EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS CONGRESS OF* THE UNITED STATES, Begun and held at the City of New Turk, on Wednesday, the 4th of March, 17B9. The Convention of a number of the States, having, at the... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1833 - 806 pages
...WASHINGTON, President. By the unanimous order of the Convention. His EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. Congress of the United States. Begun and held at the city of New-York, on Wednesday, the 4th of March, 1789. The Convention of a number of the States, having, at... | |
 | Joseph Gales - 1834 - 646 pages
...on the part of this State, certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Whereas the Congress of the United States, begun and held at the city of New York, on Wednesday, the fourth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, resolved, twothirds of both Houses... | |
 | Kentucky, Charles Slaughter Morehead, Mason Brown - 1834 - 810 pages
...CoNGHESS. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. [The following Amendments were proposed at the first Session of the first Congress of the United States, which was begun and held at the City of New York, on the 4th of March, 1789, and were adopted by the... | |
 | Library company of Philadelphia - 1835 - 458 pages
...of the house of representatives, March 19, 1824. 7191, O. Journals of the house of representatives of the United States, begun and held at the city of New York, March 4, 1789, to May 13, 1813. 9 vols. Washington, 1826. port and resolutions of the legislature of... | |
 | Library Company of Philadelphia - 1835 - 458 pages
...of the house of representatives, March 19, 1824. 7191, O. Journals of the house of representatives of the United States, begun and held at the city of New York, March 4, 1789, to May 13, 1813. 9 vols. Washington, 1826. port and resolutions of the legislature of... | |
 | Obadiah Rich - 1835 - 546 pages
...March in the year 1789 and of the Independence of the united states, the 13th : Being the acts passed at the first Session of the first congress of the United States, to wit, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,... | |
 | Wisconsin - 1839 - 476 pages
...they are here inserted. They will be found in the journals of the first session of the first congress. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Begun and held at the city of New-York on Wednesday the 4th of March, 1789. The conventions of a number of the states having, at... | |
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The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should... 
