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Book/Printed Material In Congress, February 3, 1778

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Title

  • In Congress, February 3, 1778 : Resolved, that every officer who holds or shall hereafter hold a commission or office from Congress, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation ...

Names

  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia : s.n., 1778]

Headings

  • -  Loyalty oaths--United States
  • -  United States--Officials and employees
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Genre

  • Broadsides--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1778
  • Broadsheet format (Printing)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1778

Notes

  • -  Four resolutions of the Continental Congress concerning the loyalty oath.
  • -  Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary.
  • -  Imprint supplied from Evans.
  • -  Evans 16113
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 197
  • -  LC copy annotated on verso: Resolves of Congress directing all Continental officers to take the Oaths of Allegiance &c. Febr. 3d 1778. Also annotated: Oath of Allegiance to the United States.
  • -  Source: Transfer from Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 34 x 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 38

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898039

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Charles Thomson, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. In Congress, February 3,: Resolved, that every officer who holds or shall hereafter hold a commission or office from Congress, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1778] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898039/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Thomson, C. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1778) In Congress, February 3,: Resolved, that every officer who holds or shall hereafter hold a commission or office from Congress, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation. [Philadelphia: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898039/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Charles Thomson, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. In Congress, February 3,: Resolved, that every officer who holds or shall hereafter hold a commission or office from Congress, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1778] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898039/>.