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Book/Printed Material By the Congress of the United States of America. Manifesto

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Title

  • By the Congress of the United States of America. Manifesto : These United States, having been driven to hostilities by the oppressive and tyrannous measures of Great-Britain ... they declared themselves free and independent. ...

Names

  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792.
  • Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824.
  • Dunlap, John, 1747-1812, printer.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia : Printed by John Dunlap, 1778]

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Genre

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

Notes

  • -  Signed: Done in Congress, by unanimous consent, the thirtieth day of October, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight. Henry Laurens, president. Attest. Charles Thomson, secretary.
  • -  Imprint supplied by Evans.
  • -  Evans 16132
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 230

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 52

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898054

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Henry Laurens, Charles Thomson, John Dunlap, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. By the Congress of the United States of America. Manifesto: These United States, having been driven to hostilities by the oppressive and tyrannous measures of Great-Britain ... they declared themselves free and independent. [Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1778] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898054/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Laurens, H., Thomson, C., Dunlap, J. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1778) By the Congress of the United States of America. Manifesto: These United States, having been driven to hostilities by the oppressive and tyrannous measures of Great-Britain ... they declared themselves free and independent. [Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898054/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, et al. By the Congress of the United States of America. Manifesto: These United States, having been driven to hostilities by the oppressive and tyrannous measures of Great-Britain ... they declared themselves free and independent. [Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1778] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898054/>.