Read, George, 1733-1798 to Virginia Committee of Correspondence
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03718 Author/Creator: Read, George, 1733-1798 Place Written: New Castle, Delaware Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 May 1774 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by Thomas McKean and John McKinley. Read, McKean, and McKinley were members of the Delaware Committee of Correspondence. Discusses the Boston Port Bill, nonimportation, and the formation of a continental congress.
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