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Summary
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
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
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Date
01/01/1778
Contributors
United States. Continental Congress.
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792.
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824.
Dunlap, John, 1747-1812, printer.
Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain
