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Title
Document
Names
Massachusetts (Province). House of Representatives (Creator)
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The Continental Congress of 1774

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1773-05-28
Place: Boston, Mass.
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Topics
United States. Continental Congress
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: 2 pp. Fo
Description
Acknowledging receipt of resolutions from Virginia House of Burgesses, dated March 12, 1773, requesting appointment of a Committee of Correspondence; committee of fifteen appointed; to obtain information of proceedings of British government that affect the colonies; to correspond with the other colonies concerning these; to lay before the House the results of their investigations; to investigate the authority of the Rhode Island Court of Enquiry claiming the power of transporting political offenders beyond seas, for trial; further, to reply to the letters from Virginia and Rhode Island, and to address a circular letter to the other colonial Assemblies. Committee: the Speaker, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, William Phillips, William Heath, Joseph Hawley, James Warren, Richard Derby, Jr., Elbridge Gerry, Jerathmeel Bowers, Jedediah Foster, Daniel Leonard, Thomas Gardner, Jonathan Greenleaf, James Prescott. In the handwriting of Thomas Cushing. Attested: "A true copy, Sam1 Adams, Cler.".
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Emmet number: EM. 246
Archives EAD ID: 275063
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 854012b0-6a34-0139-63c2-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1773: Created
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Document" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1773. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a199-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Document" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a199-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1773). Document Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b88f7357-a199-7c5e-e040-e00a18064e79

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