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The Fundamental Constitutions of South Carolina and the Slave Code of 1740

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The Fundamental Constitutions of South Carolina, John Locke, and the Slave Code of 1740 Background about the founding of South…

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Property confiscation acts, Hamilton’s loyalist clients, and judicial review

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Revolutionary War Property Confiscation Acts, Hamilton’s Representation of Loyalists, Laying the Groundwork for Judicial Review The Revolutionary War was not…

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Congress secretly provides funding for the Lewis & Clark Expedition

May 29, 2018 admin Leave a comment

An Act for Extending the External Commerce of the United States (Congress secretly authorizes funds for the Lewis and Clark…

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Gales & Seaton – The Debates and Proceedings in the First Congress

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THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH APPENDIX (Otherwise known as “The Annals of Congress”…

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The First Congress (1789-1791) – Madison breathes life into the Constitution

May 19, 2018 admin 1 Comment

When did the 13 colonies become the United States? When and how was the federal government formed ? As described…

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Draft petition to the USPS to create a commemorative stamp honoring patriot publisher Isaiah Thomas

May 12, 2018 admin 2 Comments

Copied below is a draft petition to the U.S.P.S Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee. Statutes and Stories welcomes input and signatories…

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1790 – Act for the Government and Regulation of Seamen (first Federal labor law)

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Act for the Government and Regulation of Seamen [First Congress, 2nd Session, Ch. 29; 1 Stat. 131; July 20, 1790]…

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1792 – Hamilton’s Report on Marine Hospitals and the Yellow Fever Epidemic of the 1790’s

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Hamilton’s Report on Marine Hospitals and the Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen, April 17, 1792 [5th…

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Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen

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Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen [5th Congress, Second Sess, Ch. 77  1798, July 16, 1798; 1…

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Justice of the Peace Manuals – law in a saddle bag

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History of the office of Justice of the Peace: The position of justice of the peace (“JP”) was officially created…

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