 | William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 478 pages
...hold any conference or treaty , : any commissioners on the part of Great- Britain unless they sl s as a preliminary thereto either withdraw their fleets...acknowledge the independence of the said states." They then, from an apprehension that it is the design of the enemy to lull them into a fata} security,... | |
 | John Burk - Virginia - 1816 - 574 pages
...any Commissi" oners on the part of Great Britain, unless they shall, as •' a Preliminary thereto, withdraw their fleets and armies, •• or else in positive and express terms acknowledge the rt Independence of the said States. " And, inasmuch as it appears to be the design of the " enemies... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - Constitutional history - 1820 - 602 pages
...any conference or treaty with any commissioners on the part of Great Britain, unless they should as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets...terms acknowledge the independence of the said states : And whereas this Congress, in a letter of the 17th day of June, 1778, from their President to the... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - United States - 1823 - 696 pages
...any conference or treaty \vith any commissioners on the part of Great-Britain, unless they shall, as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets...terms, acknowledge the independence of the said states. And, inasmuch as it appears to be the design of the enemies of these states to lull them into a fatal... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - United States - 1823 - 694 pages
...any conference or treaty with any commissioners on the part of Great-Britain, unless they shall, as i preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets...terms, acknowledge the independence of the said states. And, inasmuch as it appears to be the design of the enemies of these states to lull them into a fatal... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 524 pages
...any conference or treaty with iinu commissioners on the part of Great Britain, unless they shall, as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets...terms, acknowledge the independence of the said states. The fa/laving is the anruer of conyreit to the second applieation of the comnuiiionert . " fork-Team,... | |
 | Thomas Paine - Political science - 1824 - 478 pages
...an) conferenee or treaty with any commissioners on the part ol Great Britain, unless they :-h:lii, as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets...else, in positive and express terms, acknowledge the independenee of the said states. "And inasmuch as it appears to be thu design of the enemies of these... | |
 | J. R. Miller - Great Britain - 1825 - 490 pages
...propriety hold any conference with any commissioners on the part of Great Britain, unless they shall, as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets...terms, acknowledge the independence of the said States. " And inasmuch as it appears to be the design of tho enemies of these State« to lull them into a fatal... | |
 | Carlo Botta - United States - 1826 - 476 pages
...could not enter into any conference or treaty with the agents of Great Britain, except they should, as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets...express terms acknowledge the independence of the United States. Finally, it being the design of the enemy to lull the inhabitants of America, by this... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1831 - 586 pages
...any commissioners on the part of Great Britain, unless" they shall, as ajpreliminary thereto, ei tber withdraw their fleets and armies, or else in positive...terms acknowledge the independence of the said States. Resolred unanimously. That the Congress shall have no power, authority, or right, to do any act, matter,... | |
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And further, the committee beg leave to report it as their opinion, that these United States cannot, with propriety, hold any conference or treaty with any commissioners on the part of Great Britain, unless they shall, as a preliminary thereto, either... 
