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On Page 207, there is a passage in code (deleted) with translation. See another transcript of the same letter in Roll 127, Page 282.

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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:
82
Publication Number:
M247
Item Description:
Letters Received from Benjamin Franklin, 1776-88
Item Title:
Ltrs from Benjamin Franklin
Volume Number:
2
Volume Description:
June 26, 1776 - July 22, 1783
Volume Title:
June 26, 1776 - July 22, 1783
Page:
204
Subject:
YORKTOWN, VA.
Date:
1782-08-12
Abstract:
Franklin, Benjamin. Passy. To R. R. Living- ston.6 p. Copy.
Roll Number:
108
Original data from:
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