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The declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North America, now met in General Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the causes and necessity of taking up arms. The letter of the twelve United Colonies by their delegates in Congress to the inhabitants of Great Britain, their humble petition to His Majesty, and their address to the people of Ireland. Collected together for the use of serious thinking men, by lovers of peace ...

Title: The declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North America, now met in General Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the causes and necessity of taking up arms. The letter of the twelve United Colonies by their delegates in Congress to the inhabitants of Great Britain, their humble petition to His Majesty, and their address to the people of Ireland. Collected together for the use of serious thinking men, by lovers of peace ...
Author: United States. Continental Congress. 1775.
Publication: London, Printed in the year, 1775.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KF 1775 (United States. Continental Congress. Declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North America. 1775 (32 p.))	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

32 p.; 8vo.

Subjects

United States > History > Revolution > Causes
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783
United States > History > Revolution > Beginnings

Note

The declaration and the petition were drawn up by John Dickinson the "letter [sometimes called the address] ... to the inhabitants of Great Britain" is ascribed to R.H. Lee.
With ms. corrections in the text.

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Call Number

*KF 1775 (United States. Continental Congress. Declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North America. 1775 (32 p.))

OCLC

34519034

Author

United States. Continental Congress. 1775.

Title

The declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North America, now met in General Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the causes and necessity of taking up arms. The letter of the twelve United Colonies by their delegates in Congress to the inhabitants of Great Britain, their humble petition to His Majesty, and their address to the people of Ireland. Collected together for the use of serious thinking men, by lovers of peace ...

Imprint

London, Printed in the year, 1775.

Indexed In:

Sabin 19160

Local Note

Copy 1, 3: Ford Collection.

Copy 2: Partly corrected in printing; part of the errata marked in the first copy are still marked in ms.

Copy 2: Bancroft Collection.

Copy 3: With all errata marked in the first copy except some of the proper names on p. 24, and other names not marked for correction in the first copy, corrected in printing.

Source

P48204 Copy 1.

Lenox. Copy 2.

P47170 Copy 3.

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Added Author

Dickinson, John, 1732-1808.

Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794.

Bancroft Collection.

Research Call Number

*KF 1775 (United States. Continental Congress. Declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North America. 1775 (32 p.))

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