 | United States. Dept. of State - 1889 - 1014 páginas
...part of Great Britain unless they shall, as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets aud armies or else in positive and express terms acknowledge the independence of the laid States." Neither of these alternatives have as yet been complied with. On the Gth of June, 1778,... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1892 - 408 páginas
...willingness to negotiate if Great Britain should " as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets and armies, or else, in positive and express...acknowledge the independence of the said States." But in referring the commissioners (June 6th) to its manifesto of April 22d, the Congress essentially... | |
 | Edward McCrady - 1901 - 960 páginas
...commissioners on the part of Great Britain unless they should as preliminary thereto either withdraw their fleets and armies, or else in positive and express terms acknowledge the independence of the States. They recommended that the States should be called upon to use the most strenuous exertions... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - 1909 - 528 páginas
...commissioners on the part of Great Britain, unless they should as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets and armies, or else in positive and express...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 British... | |
 | Elisha Benjamin Andrews - 1909 - 632 páginas
...missioners on the part of Great Britain until they shall, as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets and armies, or else in positive and express...acknowledge the independence of the said States." The commissioners reached Philadelphia in June, but congress, in terms curt, conclusive, and almost... | |
 | Elroy McKendree Avery - 1909 - 648 páginas
...missioners on the part of Great Britain until they shall, as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets and armies, or else in positive and express...acknowledge the independence of the said States." The commissioners reached Philadelphia in June, but congress, in terms curt, conclusive, and almost... | |
 | Permanent Court of Arbitration - 1912 - 494 páginas
...commissioners on the part of Great Britain, unless they should as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets and armies, or else in positive and express...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 British... | |
 | 1912 - 494 páginas
...commissioners on the part of Great Britain, unless they should as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets and armies, or else in positive and express...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 British... | |
 | David Duncan Wallace - 1915 - 628 páginas
...conference unless the commissioners should first "withdraw their fleets The French Alliance, Etc., 1778 297 and armies, or else, in positive and express terms,...acknowledge the independence of the said States." Laurens held that in appointing commissioners to meet those of England Congress should not confine... | |
 | Bunford Samuel - 1920 - 416 páginas
...commissioners on the part of Great Britain, unless they shall, as a preliminary thereto, either withdraw their fleets and armies, or else, in positive and express...acknowledge the independence of the said states." || "Whereas, Congress have received from their commissioners . . . copies of a treaty . . . between... | |
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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... 
