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Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 An Address of the Congress to the Inhabitants of North America

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06779 Author/Creator: Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Broadside Date: 1778/05/09 Pagination: 1 sheet Height: 42.9 cm, Width: 34.2 cm Order a Copy

An important statement of the Continental Congress (subscribed by Laurens, as President of Congress), concerning the origins of the Revolutionary War, the cruelty of the British, certainty of Independence, call to Arms, the resources of America; eventually "the full tide of wealth will flow in upon your shores." Printed at Boston by Powars & Willis.

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