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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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Collection Title:: Papers of the Continental Congress
Publication Title:: Papers of the Continental Congress
Short Description:: NARA M247. The correspondence, journals, committee reports, and records of the Continental Congress (1774-1789).
Item Number:: 135
Publication Number:: M247
Item Description:: A Record of Foreign Treaties and Contracts, 1778-88
Item Title:: Foreign Treaties and Contracts
Volume Number:: 1
Page:: 171
Roll Number:: 144
Original data from:: The National Archives