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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452624903321

Autore

Morris Gouverneur <1752-1816.>

Titolo

To secure the blessings of liberty [[electronic resource] ] : selected writings of Gouverneur Morris / / edited and with an introduction by J. Jackson Barlow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, : Liberty Fund, 2012

ISBN

1-4619-3146-0

1-61487-904-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (705 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BarlowJ. Jackson

Disciplina

973.2

Soggetti

Electronic books.

United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Sources

United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Sources

United States History 1783-1815 Sources

United States Politics and government 1775-1783 Sources

United States Politics and government 1783-1865 Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. xxi-xxii) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Gouverneur Morris, To Secure the Blessings of Liberty ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""Introduction, p. ix ""; ""Acknowledgments, p. xvii ""; ""A Note on the Texts, p. xix ""; ""Selected Bibliography, p. xxi ""; ""To Secure the Blessing of Liberty ""; ""1. To the Inhabitants of the Colony of New-York (1769), p. 1 ""; ""2. Political Enquiries (1776), p. 5 ""; ""3. Oration on the Necessity for Declaring Independence from Britain (1776), p. 13 ""; ""4. Public Letters to the Carlisle Commissioners (1778), p. 25 ""

""5. Proposal to Congress Concerning the Management of the Government (1778), p. 53 """"6. Report of the Committee on the Treasury (1778), p. 67 ""; ""7. Some Thoughts on the Finances of America (1778), p. 73 ""; ""8. To the Quakers, Bethlemites, Moderate Men, Refugees, and Other the Tories Whatsoever, and Wheresoever, Dispersed (1779), p. 87 ""; ""9. To Governor Johnstone (1779), p. 95 ""; ""10. ""An American"" Letters on Public Finance for the Pennsylvania Packet (1780), p. 103 ""; ""11. Righteousness Establisheth a Nation



(1780), p. 165 ""

""12. Observations on Finances: Foreign Trade and Loans (1781?), p. 171 """"13. Ideas of an American on the Commerce Between the United States and French Islands As It May Respect Both France and America (1783), p. 177 ""; ""14. Address to the Assembly of Pennsylvania on the Aboliton of the Bank of North America (1785), p. 183 ""; ""15. The Constitution of the United States (1787), p. 207 ""; ""16. American Finances (1789), p. 223 ""; ""17. Observations on Government, Applicable to the Political State of France (1789), p. 231 ""

""18. Memoir Written for the King of France, Respecting the New Constitution (1791), p. 239 """"19. Observations on the New Constitution of France (1791), p. 251 ""; ""20. Notes on the Form of a Constitution for France (1791?), p. 269 ""; ""21. Remarks upon the Principles and Views of the London Corresponding Society (1795), p. 285 ""; ""22. Oration on the Death of George Washington (1799), p. 293 ""; ""23. Speeches in the Senate on the Repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801, p. 303 ""; ""24. Letters to the New York Evening Post on the Louisiana Purchase (1803), p. 333 ""

""25. Funeral Oration for Alexander Hamilton (1804), p. 353 """"26. Oration on the Love of Wealth (1805), p. 357 ""; ""27. Oration on Patriotism (1805), p. 361 ""; ""28. On Prejudice (ca. 1805), p. 365 ""; ""30. Notes on the United States of America (1806), p. 405 ""; ""31. The British Treaty (1807/1808), p. 423 ""; ""32. On the Beaumarchais Claim (1807/1808), p. 473 ""; ""33. To the People of the United States (1810), p. 485 ""; ""34. Election Address (1810), p. 495 ""; ""35. Letters to the Evening Post on Albert Gallatin's Plan for Enforcing the Non-Importation Act (1811), p. 505 ""

""36. Erie Canal Commission Report (1812), p. 519 ""