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 i ]§47· Azzrtdms or E0 t é B " ‘ —, ARHCLES 0F* COD g Je all te sekoas the-lc  shalt wage,   the waderriéne · D8¥6§8{€8 er the Siem   feioar Neue: seed greeting Whereas the   of   United States ot Axgerlm i  a hled did on the ifteenth day of- November 1 ` the Ywr et ear Lord One   Seven Hundred an seveatysesren, and in the Secend Year ot the Independence < Amerlea agree to   artleles of Confederation and pe: ·= _ petunl Union between the States, ot Newhampshire, Mass: “ chueetts-bay, 5 Rhedeislend and Providence Plantaticna, Gm necticat, New {ark, New Jersey, Pennsylvanm, ‘Delawar Harizlend, `Vlwnia, North-Carolina, SQuth·Carolina- and Georé ih the *WordS following, vlz. ` ` wlrlielea of 0on{cder¤;ti0a°end(.pe1+petwa1 Umimtu bethqeen tl States of Nesehempalqire, 1la·seeclw¢et¢z·baQy, Rhedeialee; and Providence klentétiom, Qoanecticet, ·New·York,. Neu ·Je¤ey, Pennsylvania., Delaneere, Maryland, Virginia, Nqrt Cerori·na,·S0ath~Gamli¤a ami Georgia. } hurts:} I. The s&e ot this `confederacy shall be ¤" T1 United States 0{'AB3€i'iC&." ` {  - Anraetz II. Each State retains its sovereignty, freedom ‘ nn lild€1)€l1d@(‘€, and every. power, jurisdiction and right, whit is net by this cenfederetieh. emressly delegated to the Unite Stem, in Congress assembled. e · l. · __ ;._ M Anrmr.h_1II. The said States hereby, severally enter into -iirm twgue of friendsiiill with each other, for their defence, the eecarity of their llberties, and their mutual an general welfare, binding, themselvm to assist each · oth: _ against all force o¤ered to, ore attacks made ;1pon‘·them, or a1 at theaa; on account ot religion, sovereignty, trade, ~or ai other pretence whatever. · j _ _ ~ _ .;  ~. Annex.: IV. better to secure zmé perpetuate mutu rraeamap aud·;intercourse Jaéeag the people of the differe Statm lll this allnion, the free inhabitants of each of the States, paepers, vagbcnds and tugitivm from justice ekcepté shall be entltled tefull privil€8'€$— andlimmunlties eta {KGB.? ci i •€‘e¤g¤e¤¤ Ilzewljvea, ea the llthlef Ju¤e,,1776,”th,•t a·-commw rhaeld he nmeimed to prepare anddtgest the form et a eontedemtl to he entered into between the Celonleu; and nn the day fennel: after it had been détermlned tht the pewgxittee rheuld ceuslat nt member hm Wash (mimi, the {allowing- peimes weremppeleted ” perfew that dats; ta wit: Nr. Bartlett, Hr; S. Adams, Mr; Eehkii Mr. Shermah, Mr. B, R. Llrlnggsten, Er. Dickinson, Mr. M’Kean, A »Str»¤a, Mtv Nclsea. Mr.,He1mes, Mr. E; Bntjlehe, engl Hr. Gwlnne Uma the rqert et  eeméitteeg the subject was, from tlmeto til d®¤ted,_a¤ti1 the 15th ot Knvember, 1777, wha n copy etthe el rederntlea being made ’.e¤.t,   paedry aaeeeéments MM in- the d ·tl¤n, without alterlq the mere, tm amen was. malty agreed  at the same time, dlreeted. thetathe hrtlelufahenld he .p @4 to the   et all the United. stptea, tp he eenslder,  et, hy thm;   were `•évi•ed°to nntlwrlie th delmfer ta ratify the name ia_ the   et the United. State www   deee, the name shemale. heeam   Three hunch mmm et thetArtle1es et Centedernhen were erdered th he m·lnted;e me 5 l ; me en the 17th et Neregher, the tem et a < celer letter m_1»eeomp.hrZthm‘ su h.tj_la by • eemmitteb.: minted te mesure lt, me was  te,   ¢¤¤i¢¤ Q! it W @1% te he mee eat. te he signed hi  hrenident and ferwart te the  Staten, with   et the, eomhderaticn. On the ‘2i ot November owing, n eemgittee et three was mutated. ea prom ¤  or me nrttclm te he made into   Pract; leagunae, a Q t¤reherte¤add1~wte·thelahahlt¤alie£Ca;¤•;da,&c; Gathehi · or June, 1178, the tem et a- ratleeattea et the Arttglea et Ceatede tion ams seemed, and, lg having been wgrm$ on mrchment, lt ne signed en the Bth at July on the mrteand in hehnlt ettheir rupect States, by the delegtu at New  Ma1$.c·h;usetts Bay, like

·N§'EDERATION—1777 ·\ . l X • E J. J FEDERATION;-17 77 F. * d mus idthe pevertl Statm; gud the people ot mch"St¤te shall . · have free ixfxgrm and tegress to attd {wm dhyéptber Stax, sm V shglii enjoy ’ therein gil thel prlvllmw of trgde and cogmerce, ni mxbjectto thakgme ·d¤tles$: impegtiens and  as tim xx .¤  inllabitzgxts thereof gwpectively, pmvldeé that s@ rutricdmrss ” n ld shalt not extent! so tar as to prévent the femcvsl of pmpggty >f impoxrtcé into guy State, ttgany other State of which thé Gwuvy g- is an inhabitgnt; provided also thet mw imposition, dams *0;:* 5- restriction shall be laid by any State, on the property of the n- United States, `cr either of them. _ ~ ’ ' G, 'Il! any·pgrgo¤ guilty cf, mi charged Y$fi€h_£.1f§SB‘B,` felony; cw. la_ other high misdemeanor in any State, shall Em from justice, and be found ln any ot the- United Statés, he shall umn ds `· »ma¤d of thé Govemnr cr hecvutive power, at the State  W lc which he i1ed,‘b9 delivered ap and rmzcéed to tm Stéte instignd -jm·isdicti§m of his rmeqice. , _ _ _‘ . E $0-_ Full faith had credit/shall bg givcg in each of the$e States ’ h·` tg the; records, acts and judicial pwcecdings qt the ¢;*0··m’tS and magistrates qi every 0tlxé1vSt§t¢. _ -  _ ‘ ) . Amacw V. For the more convenient management of tbé géneml he interests of the United States, Gclegutc$ shall be aimuslly  ` pointed lp such manner as the-legslaturewit each State shall md direct, _ to meetéin Congress cn the Erst MangIay_t¤· November. in ch evgryqear, with a. power reserved to each' Stitc, tu r:cczl1_its ad. delegates, or any of them, at any tiing {within me year,. ami ‘ t0_ send' cthérs in their' steadl for the mmaludaxf oi the year. · a_ /_ _N0 State shall be représented ix; Congress hay law than twa, · Km nor by,mm;é·tha¤ Seven mcmbe1‘s;_ a¤d‘t-mpersqa aballhe ¤d· capable of being a, delegatdfcr more tlxazf three ymgs in any  ali, term tofjsix years; npr shall amy {181*80H,   a ade;  te, he — Hy gcapable; of holding any omce under the Uuitw States, ft»t· by wjhiéh he,_ or anpthar. for his b€l1€*&fI‘éf$€i\`€S any salary, EQ ` or emclumént .0f hny kindg. ” _` L l  Lal - `Eagh State shall médutaiu its own delegates in a meeting yfwl ht the Stuttzsg,_m1d_xvl1ila they act as membgrs of, the cqmmittee~ esa of the Stateé,    · y   W · · ed, In (I€E€l'B§illiIlg· questi0‘ns. in the United States, ia Ccmgrm ti- assembled, eaclx State ghalfhavc dale véma.    “ » _ _,` tec Island gud Provide~ncc_ Plsmtatlétzs, Conuccticqh New Yeti, Yengtsyly, on vgnip, Vigginia, _:md Squth Camlinah agreeably tu the pcwérs vez·steé_. ng, in them. The delvgates of North Carolina` signed   the 21st M July; ? n _ those or Gemfgla. on the 24th efnluly, and than of New Iehing anime  to 2Qth of·N0x·ep1ber_-I¤}lc%‘iu;. On the 5th_0I May, }’¥’i3,_Mr: §H¢ktl¤:m¤` pa. aim Mr. Van Dyke; signed ln tqehalt at me State at ··Delawm·;·.t lliry »!r.’ M`K€&tll,e having p»revioulslyfsigued_lu i?é§¢·uary, at which time he pmmt., quced a pogrer to that eHect. M¤ryl¤¤§ did nctxatity anti; the {eg: M. 1781,. - She. had instructed PW ciele$¤£¤- oa tb; {Sth of Decemberl . nm- .1778, nqt -4:9 agree ta the canteéemtl until msttcm Fezpecting the  tlc- wéstemgxvlands -should bé svqttlcd an principles ct mult; gm_•¤~¤m · tc;. policy; lmt, an Ape 39th of Iaxnumsy, 1731, bucking that itlse enemies go- of the, country tophgclyantagg at the ·cit·c¤mst&gee ta tlissknlsste eil, éplnious pz an ultimate climmlutlan ct. the Umm, me lemktun atelr thefstste passed an act tp emmsez their dglegaty ta sithscribe sm}, J as; ratify the articles., qjlglch was accoxdlngly dma by bl:. Hgastm aud, _ rcd ·M:. Carroll, on the lst of March ct tl1¤t·y&$, whiclt mmpletal tlw mrttt rutltlcntiongtef the act; and C0¤$’$ gswbled on- the 23 of Marta slr- undéx the new pawns. ‘ ’ J · » mp- 1$l•:>:m.·——~'1‘he proc! bf tlxlr d0¢¤m¢¤t, ms l>¤W¤h¢<!~—@h¤*» ***5 ¤‘*~‘¤d are lby Mr; Ferdltimdt .Ie¤cman, tm _Keé;m:· af tm Rolla at the Departmént 1 4 led; bt State, at Washington, who compared it yritlx the crlginal ln, lm`. ` Mala cus_€i>dy. lie nays: f°'£he:i¤ltinl lettgers of may ct tit; wqgrds iq the. mw `crlginal of this_ instmment ¤re,e&plts.ls, but as no system appeamjc md. have been obsgtved, the_mmeT¤ém·dé mmgtimes beginning with a capita; Sth and sometimes with}; small lgttex; I have tbo»¤ght_ it best not ta gmdew =1•¤· take tc follow, the original lu this particular. Mq:%over,`therg gm my three forms of the letter pz the upset: S, the small s,·a¤d· the lang •,· ·_ ive thelast bcitlg t1wd_l¤d\ut*riml¤&te1y tc wards that shsmld begin with _ xde, Q cqpgtul and those that ihould bygin with g small s." ~ `