American immigration and citizenship : a documentary history /

Table of Contents: “…., 1755 -- A citizen may therefore quit the state of which he is a member / Emer de Vattel, The law of nations, 1758 -- Free and natural-born subjects / Declaration and resolves of the First Continental Congress, October 14, 1774 -- A right...of going in quest of new habitations / Thomas Jefferson, A summary view of the rights of British Americans, 1774 -- Obstructing the law for naturalization of foreigners / Thomas Jefferson, The declaration of independence, July 4, 1776 -- Paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted / Second Continental Congress, The articles of confederation, 1781 -- Individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men / J. …”