COMMENTARIES

ON THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES;

WITH

A PRELIMINARY REVIEW

OF

THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF THE COLONIES AND STATES,

BEFORE THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION.

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BY JOSEPH STORY, LL. D.,

DANE PROFESSOR OF LAW IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

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IN THREE VOLUMES.

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BOSTON:

HILLIARD, GRAY AND COMPANY.

CAMBRIDGE:

BROWN, SHATTUCK, AND CO.

1833.