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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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Hamilton’s Act Creating the Coast Guard

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1790 – ACT PROVING FOR MORE EFFECTIVE COLLECTION OF DUTIES (Hamilton creates the Coast Guard) “An Act to provide more…

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The Cumberland Road, Internal Improvements & Clay’s “American System”

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Cumberland Road, Internal Improvements & Clay’s “American System” “An Act to regulate the laying out and making a road from…

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QUARTERING ACT OF 1774

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Quartering Act of 1774 [14 Geo. III c. 54] “An Act for the better providing suitable Quarters for Officers and…

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