View original handwritten documents by some of the most important figures in American History. Documents from this time period cover the colonial period through the Revolutionary War and up to events that would eventually lead to the war that would divide a young country. Titles featured on Footnote include:

Papers of the Continental Congress
Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress
The Pennsylvania Archives
Copybooks of George Washington
Constitutional Convention Records
Ratified Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Records relating to the Amistad Court Case

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