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Page 414; Papers of the Continental Congress

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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
Item Number:: 152
Publication Number:: M247
Item Description:: Letters from Gen. George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Army, 1775-84; June 16, 1775-Sept. 18, 1776 (Vols. I-II)
Item Title:: Ltrs from Gen George Washington
Volume Number:: 5
Volume Description:: August 28, 1777 - May 1, 1778
Volume Title:: Vol 5: Aug 28, 1777-May 1, 1778
Page:: 414
Roll Number:: 168
Original data from:: The National Archives