January 20, 2005 Vice President Cheney, Mr. Chief Justice, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, members of the United...

January 20, 2004 Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: America this evening...

January 28, 2003 Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished citizens and fellow citizens: Every year, by law...

Maryland-Virginia Compact of 1785 ACTS OF ASSEMBLY 1785 CHAPTER 27 An act to approve, confirm, and ratify the compact made by certain...

TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE: 1785 The Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States in Congress assembled, give peace to all the...

To the Honorable the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia A Memorial and Remonstrance We the subscribers, citizens of the...

CONSTITUTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1784 Part I.—The Bill of Rights article i All men are born equally free and independent; therefore, all...

Well, thank you very much. This is incredible. Media will not show the magnitude of this crowd. Even I, when I turned on today, I looked,...

Two Penny Act An Act  to enable the inhabitants of this Colony to discharge their public dues, officers fees, and other tobacco debts, in...

Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor Printed in Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives, 1755–1756 (Philadelphia,...

Albany Plan of Union 1754 It is proposed that humble application be made for an act of Parliament of Great Britain, by virtue of which...

Currency Act 1751 June 10, 1751 WHEREAS the Act of Parliament made in the sixth Year of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled An Act for...

Charter of Georgia 1732 June 9, 1732 GEORGE the second, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king, defender of the...

Explanatory Charter of Massachusetts Bay August 26, 1725 GEORGE BY THE GRACE OF GOD of Great Britain France and Ireland king Defender of...

Charter of Delaware October 28, 1701 WILLIAM PENN, Proprietary and Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania and Territories thereunto...

Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges 28 October 1701 WILLIAM PENN, Proprietary and Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania and Territories...

Penn's Plan for a Union February 8, 1697 Presented to the London Board of Trade A brief and plain scheme how the English colonies in the...

Frame of Government of Pennsylvania November 1, 1696 The Frame of Government of the Province of Pennsylvania, and the territories...