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Table Annexed To Article: The Capture Of The City Of Washington In Mr Text Format, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: The Capture Of The City Of Washington In Mr Text Format, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The first post-mortem on the fall of Washington, commissioned from a committee of the House of Representatives under the leadership of Richard M. Johnson of kentucky, appeared in the American State Papers, Military Affairs subdivision, as Doc. No. 137, at Pages 524-599. The work was published in Washington by Gales and Seaton with documents of Congressional provenance selected by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House. The Capture is not merely an exemplar of public history, the actors who participate in the events they relate self-consciously vouch for their role as historians of the moment. “In …
Delegate Speaking Patterns At The Federal Convention Surveyed As To The Twenty-Five Votes That Made The Presidency, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Delegate Speaking Patterns At The Federal Convention Surveyed As To The Twenty-Five Votes That Made The Presidency, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
In Twenty-Five Votes that Made the Presidency Our Constitutional Logic surveyed votes taken on August 24, September 5 and September 6. OCL tables the number of times the delegates to the convention acted on these 25 occasions. Motions made, jointly made, seconded, as well as speaking for and speaking against the motion are calendared by delegate. Five of 22 actions by Slave_Owners are scored to James Madison; 7 of 31 action by non-Slave_owners were taken by Hugh Williamson of North Carolina.