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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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Source Information

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:
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:
9
Roll Number:
144
Original data from:
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