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Official records of the original colonies and the early United States. The First Continental Congress (1774) addressed "intolerable acts" by the British. The Second Continental Congress (1775-1781) created the Declaration of Independence and the first national government. The Congress of the Confederation (1781-1789) followed. Read important papers, letters, treaties, and reports--famous and obscure--relating to the formation of the new nation, as penned by the founding fathers.
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Portions (nonconsecutive) of a letter dated November 26, 1781, from Robert Livingston to Franklin (printed in The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution) Other portions are found on Page 325 ff. of the present roll (Roll 72). Page sequence is Page 328 - Page 327 - Page 325 - Page 326 - Page 171 -Page 172 The code used here is WE008 as classified by Ralph E. Weber.