1Instructions from Congress to John Jay, 4 October 1780 (Jay Papers)
The northern boundary of West Florida as set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 (7 Oct.).
2Comments on Petition of Kentuckians, [27 August] 1782 (Madison Papers)
...the Laws of Society,” “the great law of necessity, which was admitted as a law of nations,” and the law “of self-preservation.” They cited historical precedents, including the Royal Proclamation of 1763. They reminded the delegates from Virginia that the “united and joint efforts of the thirteen states,” and not her exertions only, had broken “the dominion of Great Britain.” McKean bluntly...