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Extract from An Act Establishing Forms of Oath, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1771 Extract from An Act Establishing Forms of Oath, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1771

This book excerpt consists of two leaves (printed on both sides) from a larger act, printed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1771. The act concerns the establishment of non-denominational oaths of office for British colonial governors and justices, eliminating the requirement for explicitly Christian wording. This reflects a shift towards religious tolerance in colonial administration. The excerpt is significant for its implications on the changing relationship between religious practice and legal office in the British colonies and its relationship to the increasing commercial and imperial power of Great Britain.

Majority Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: Benjamin's Report on Foreign Governmental Representatives, September 15, 1863 Majority Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs: Benjamin's Report on Foreign Governmental Representatives, September 15, 1863

This document is a portion of the Congressional Record from September 15, 1863, focusing on the "MAJORITY REPORT of the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS." The report includes Judah P. Benjamin's findings on foreign governmental representatives.

Report #303 on Receiving Ellis's Repeating Rifles: Committee on Militia and Public Defense, April 23, 1832 Report #303 on Receiving Ellis's Repeating Rifles: Committee on Militia and Public Defense, April 23, 1832

Printed report (#303) by Mordecai Myers, Chairman of the Committee on Militia and Public Defense, regarding the acceptance of Ellis's repeating rifles in lieu of the state's arms quota. Issued in Albany, New York on April 23, 1832.

The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1844: Including an Early American Printing of the Jewish Calendar The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1844: Including an Early American Printing of the Jewish Calendar

Book published in 1843 by David H. Williams in Boston. This 342-page almanac contains a variety of information including celestial phenomena, chronological cycles, the Jewish calendar, Mahometan calendar, tides, eclipses, meteorological information, government officials, military lists, post office establishment, and more. It features an early American printing of the Jewish calendar.