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STomokiyo
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Substitution tables for James Lovell's polyalphabetic cipher system. John Adams was assigned keyword CR. Henry Laurens got YO. Benjamin Franklin got COR. William Palfrey gotUNT. John Jay got BY. Lovell contemplated permutation of keyword letters.

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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
National Archives Catalog ID:
1938489
National Archives Catalog Title:
Papers of the Continental Congress, compiled 1774 - 1789
Record Group:
360
Short Description:
NARA M247. The correspondence, journals, committee reports, and records of the Continental Congress (1774-1789).
Item Number:
59
Publication Number:
M247
Item Description:
Miscellaneous Papers, 1770-89
Item Title:
Miscellaneous Papers, 1770-89
Volume Number:
1
Volume Title:
Volume 1
Page:
144
Subject:
PALFREY, WILLIAM
Abstract:
Unknown. Ciphers. Undated. 2 p.
Roll Number:
72
Original data from:
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