American Historical Documents: 1000-1904Charles William Eliot P. F. Collier & Son, 1910 - 491 psl. Including: Voyages to Vinland; Letter of Columbus announcing his discovery; Amerigo Vespucci's account; John Cabot's discovery of North America; First Charter of Virginia; Mayflower Compact; Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence; 1783 treaty with Great Britain; 1083 treaty with France (Lousiana Purchase); 1850 Fugitive Slave act; 1865 Gen. Lee's surrender at Appomattox; 1867 treaty with Russia (Alaska Purchase); 1904 convention btw. the US and Panama; and others. |
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... citizen ) , very much , as it is proven , your Magnificence's servant , and my very good friend : who happening to be here in this city of Lis- bon , begged that I should make communication to your Magnificence of the things seen by me ...
... citizen ) , very much , as it is proven , your Magnificence's servant , and my very good friend : who happening to be here in this city of Lis- bon , begged that I should make communication to your Magnificence of the things seen by me ...
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... citizen of Venice , who obtained letters - patent from Henry VII . of England in 1496 , for a voyage of discovery . In the summer of 1497 , he crossed the Atlantic and discovered the mainland of North America — probably the Labrador ...
... citizen of Venice , who obtained letters - patent from Henry VII . of England in 1496 , for a voyage of discovery . In the summer of 1497 , he crossed the Atlantic and discovered the mainland of North America — probably the Labrador ...
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... Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country , to be- come the executioners of their friends and Brethren , or to fall themselves by their Hands . He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us , and has ...
... Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country , to be- come the executioners of their friends and Brethren , or to fall themselves by their Hands . He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us , and has ...
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... citizens of Mecklenburg County , do hereby dissolve the political bands which have connected us to the Mother Country , and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance to the British Crown , and abjure all political connection ...
... citizens of Mecklenburg County , do hereby dissolve the political bands which have connected us to the Mother Country , and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance to the British Crown , and abjure all political connection ...
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... citizens in the several States ; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State , and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce , subject to the same duties , impositions ...
... citizens in the several States ; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State , and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce , subject to the same duties , impositions ...
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aforesaid agreed America appointed arms army ARTICLE articles of confederation authority batteries battle battle of Gettysburg Biarni Brattahlid brigade Britain Britannic Majesty Canal cause ceded citizens claims Colonies command Commissioners consent Constitution Council crest Culp's Hill declared Division duty election Emmetsburg enemy execution fight fire force freemen Freydis fugitive Generall Court George Popham George Somers Gettysburg Gibbon Government granted Greenland guns hath Hawaiian Islands hereby hundred infantry inhabitants islands judge justice Karlsefni Lake land legislature Leif liberty Lord Protector manner Meade ment Mexican nations necessary oath offence officers Parliament party peace penalties person Plantations ports present treaty President punishment Ralegh Gilbert ratifications Rebel Republic of Panama respective river rule Second Corps Senate sentence ship sovereignty Spain Taneytown territory thence therein thereof things Third Corps thousand tion town troops Union United unto vessels whole wounded
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