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Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 Setting date for first election & commencing proceedings under U.S. Constitution

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04300 Author/Creator: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 13 September 1788 Pagination: 1 p. + blank 32.1 x 19.4 cm Order a Copy

Printed broadside signed as Sec. of Congress.

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

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