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
55. To seize, confiscate, and appropriate all British property
within the State. October, 1780.
56. To appoint commissioners to preserve confiscated British
property. October, 1780.
57. To procure a loan, and for the sale of escheat lands and
the confiscated British property therein mentioned. October,
1780.
58. For the benefit of the children of Major Andrew Leitch.
June 15, 1782.
59. To vest certain powers in the Governor and Council.
November, 1785.
60. To empower the Governor and Council to compound with the
discoverers of British property, and for other purposes.
November, 1788.
61. _Virginia._--For sequestering British property, enabling
those indebted to British subjects to pay off such debts, &c.
October, 1777.
62. Concerning escheats and forfeitures from British subjects.
May, 1779.
63. For removal of seat of government. May, 1779.
64, 65. To amend the Act concerning escheats and forfeitures.
May, October, 1779.
66. To adjust and regulate pay and accounts of officers of
Virginia line. November, 1781.
67. For providing more effectual funds for redemption of
certificates. May, 1782.
68. Prohibiting the migration of certain persons to that
Commonwealth, &c. October, 1783.
69. To explain, amend, &c., the several Acts for the admission
of emigrants to the rights of citizenship, and prohibiting the
migration of certain persons to that Commonwealth. October,
1786.
70. _North Carolina._--For confiscating the property of
all such persons as are inimical to the United States, &c.
November, 1777.
71. To carry into effect the last mentioned act. January, 1779.
72. Directing the sale of confiscated property. October, 1784.
73. To describe and ascertain such persons as owed allegiance
to the State, and to impose certain disqualifications on
certain persons therein named. October, 1784.
74. To amend the last mentioned Act. November, 1785.
75. To secure and quiet in their possessions all such as have
or may purchase lands, goods, &c., sold or hereafter to be sold
by the commissioners of forfeited estates. December 29, 1785.
76. Act of pardon and oblivion. April, 1788.
77. _South Carolina._--For disposing of certain estates and
banishing certain persons therein mentioned. February 26, 1782.
78. To amend the last mentioned Act. March 16, 1783.
79. To vest land, late property of James Holmes, in certain
persons in trust for the benefit of a public school. August 15,
1783.
80. For restoring to certain persons their estates, and for
permitting the said persons to return, &c. March 26, 1784.
81. For amending and explaining the Confiscation Act. March 26,
1784.
82. To amend the Confiscation Act, and for other purposes
therein mentioned. March 22, 1786.
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