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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00081 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Journal of the proceedings of Congress, held at Philadelphia, September 5, 1774 |
| Date | 5 September 1774 |
| Author | United States. Continental Congress. |
| Document Type | Book; Government document |
| Content Description | 1st Ed., 1st issue. Printed by William and Thomas Bradford. Front & back boards off. This 1st issue lacks the 12-page petition to the King in the 2nd issue (see Broadside, GLC 1671). Included adoption of a Declaration of Rights, Address to the People of Great Britain, and an Address to the Inhabitants of the Province of Quebec, an the resolution to reassemble 10 May 1775 if liberties had not been restored. The famous seal on the title page depicts twelve hands reaching out to support a column topped with liberty cap, and resting on the Magna Carta. (Georgia did not send a delegate.) Evans 13737, Howes J263, Lilly-Powers 33. (Not in Sabin or Hildeburn who both cite the 2d issue.) |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Continental Congress Civil Rights Global History and Civics Canada Government and Civics |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Creating a New Government |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |