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RESIDENCE ACT – COMPROMISE OF 1790 & WASHINGTON DC

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RESIDENCE ACT – HAMILTON’S GRAND COMPROMISE & WASHINGTON, DC [Acts of First Congress, Second Session, Chapter 28; 1 Stat. 130;…

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Swift’s 1810 Treatise on the Laws of Evidence

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A DIGEST OF THE LAW OF EVIDENCE, IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES, AND A TREATISE ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE, AND…

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Laws of the United States, 1796 (Swift – Folwell)

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The Laws of the United States in three volumes, published with authority (compiled by Zephaniah Swift; published by Richard Folwell)…

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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD ACT (Transcontinental Railroad)

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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD ACT of 1862 (Transcontinental Railroad) [37th Congress, Chapter 120, 12 Stat. 489-498] The Northern Pacific Railroad Act…

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MORRILL LAND GRANT COLLEGE ACT OF 1862

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MORRILL LAND GRANT COLLEGE ACT of 1862 [37th Congress, Chapter 130, 12 Stat. 503-505, 7 U.S.C. 301] The Morrill Land…

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THE SUGAR ACT OF 1764

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The SUGAR ACT OF 1764, Chapter XV, Volume XXVI of Danby Pickering’s Statutes at Large, printed by Joseph Bentham in…

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A COLLECTION OF THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA – 1809 (Hening’s Statutes at Large)

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Hening’s Statutes at Large: A Collection of the Laws of Virginia from the First Session of Legislature in the Year…

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DECLARATORY ACT OF 1766

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DECLARATORY ACT of 1766, Chapter 12, Volume XXVII of Danby Pickering’s Statutes at Large, printed by John Archdeacon in 1767…

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ACT ESTABLISHING THE NAVY – 1798

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ACT ESTABLISHING THE NAVY DEPARTMENT, April 30, 1798   Acts of the Fifth Congress, Second Session, Chapter LII (1 Stat.…

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MARINE CORP ACT – July 11, 1798

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Act Establishing and Organizing the Marine Corps: Acts of the Fifth Congress, Second Session, Chapter LXXIX (1 Stat. 594-596) published…

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