Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 09 (of 20)Sumner, Charles
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Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 09 (of 20)
Sumner, Charles
Slavery -- United States; Speeches, addresses, etc., American
26-28. To confiscate and sequester estates, and banish persons
of certain descriptions. June, October, November, 1782.
29-32. To confiscate and sequester estates, and banish persons
of certain descriptions. February, May, June, October, 1783.
33. To send out of the State N. Spink and John Underwood, who
had formerly joined the enemy, and were returned into Rhode
Island. May 27, 1783.
34. To send William Young, theretofore banished, out of the
State, and forbidden to return at his peril. June 8, 1783.
35. Allowing William Brenton, late an absentee, to visit his
family for one week, then sent away, not to return. June 12,
1783.
36. To banish S. Knowles (whose estate had been forfeited), on
pain of death, if he return. October, 1783.
37. _Connecticut._--Directing certain confiscated estates to be
sold.
38. _New York._--For the forfeiture and sales of the estates of
persons who have adhered to the enemies of the State. October
22, 1779.
39. For the immediate sale of part of the confiscated estates.
March 10, 1780.
40. Approving the Act of Congress relative to the finances of
the United States, and making provision for redeeming that
State’s proportion of bills of credit to be emitted. June 15,
1780.
41. To procure a sum in specie, for the purpose of redeeming a
portion of the bills emitted, &c. October 7, 1780.
42. For granting a more effectual relief in cases of certain
trespasses. March 17, 1783.
43. For suspending the prosecutions therein mentioned. March
21, 1783.
44. To amend and extend certain Acts. May 4, 1784.
45. To preserve the freedom and independence of the State, &c.
May 12, 1784.
46. _New Jersey._--To punish traitors and disaffected persons.
October 4, 1776.
47. For taking charge of and leasing the real estates, and
for forfeiting personal estates, of certain fugitives and
offenders. April 18, 1778.
48. For forfeiting to and vesting in the State the real estates
of certain fugitives and offenders. December 11, 1778.
49. Supplemental to the Act to punish traitors and disaffected
persons. October 3, 1782.
50. To appropriate a certain forfeited estate. December 23,
1783.
51. _Pennsylvania._--For the attainder of divers traitors, and
for vesting their estates in the Commonwealth, if they render
not themselves by a certain day. March 6, 1778.
52. To attaint Henry Gordon, unless he surrender himself by
a given day, and the seizure of his estates by the agents of
forfeited estates confirmed. January 31, 1783.
53. _Delaware._--Declaring estates of certain persons
forfeited, and themselves incapable of being elected to any
office. February 5, 1778.
54. _Maryland._--For calling out of circulation the quota of
the State of the bills of credit issued by Congress. October,
1780.
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