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| | Article 4, Section 2, Clause 1: William Eustis, Admission of Missouri, House of Representatives |
 | | William Eustis, Admission of Missouri, House of Representatives |
 | | They were as directly represented as the whites, in the initiatory process; and, from their votes, in common with those of the whites, emanated the convention of Massachusetts, by whom the Federal Constitution was received and ratified. |
 | | In the district which I have the honor to represent, their number, compared with that of the white population, is not great; |
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