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A letter to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec. Extract from the minutes of the Congress.
- Title
- A letter to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec. Extract from the minutes of the Congress.
- Author
- United States. Continental Congress (1st : 1774)
- Publication
- Philadelphia : Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, October, 1774.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | *KD 1774 (United States. Continental Congress. Letter to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec) Copy 1-3 *KD 1774 (United States. Continental Congress. Extracts from the votes and proceedings of the American Continental Congress. Philadelphia (Oct. 24th, 1774)) Copy 4 | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Dickinson, John, 1732-1808.
- Description
- 1 p. ℓ., 37-50 p.; 21 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- Signed by Henry Middleton, president of the Congress, October 26, 1774.
- "Cushing, Lee and Dickinson were appointed, October 21, a committee to prepare this letter, the draft of which, both by common acceptance and by the statement in Dickinson's 'Writings' (published in 1801, under his supervision), is referred to Dickinson's pen; yet John Adams (Diary in 'Works'. II., 392), on October 4 writes, 'General Lee came to my lodgings, and showed me address from the C. to the people of Canada, which he has'--or, eleven days before Dickinson was elected to the Congress, and eighteen days before the committee was appointed."--P. L. Ford, Some materials for a bibl. of the ...Continental congress, Boston, 1890. no. 7.
- Though printed later and with a separate title, the "Letter" was intended to be a part of the "Extracts from the votes and proceedings of the American Continental congress," Philadelphia, Printed by W. and T. Bradford, October 27th, 1774. (2 p. ℓ., 12, 11, 36 p.)
- Call Number
- *KD 1774 (United States. Continental Congress. Letter to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec)
- LCCN
- 08018204
- OCLC
- 3723672
- Author
- United States. Continental Congress (1st : 1774)
- Title
- A letter to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec. Extract from the minutes of the Congress.
- Imprint
- Philadelphia : Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, October, 1774.
- Local Note
- Copy 4: Leaves inlaid.Copy 4: Bound with its: Extracts from the votes and proceedings...Philadelphia (Oct. 24, 1774).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Dickinson, John, 1732-1808.
- Research Call Number
- *KD 1774 (United States. Continental Congress. Letter to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec) Copy 1-3*KD 1774 (United States. Continental Congress. Extracts from the votes and proceedings of the American Continental Congress. Philadelphia (Oct. 24th, 1774)) Copy 4