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Founders Online

Over 165,000 searchable documents, fully annotated, from the authoritative Founding Fathers Papers projects. Correspondence and writings of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.

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United States History, Manuscripts and Rare Books, History
<p> The National Archives, through its National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), has entered into a cooperative agreement with The University of Virginia Press to create this site and make freely available online the historical documents of the Founders of the United States of America.</p>
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