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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Continental Congress, 1774-1789 The Articles of Confederation; the Declaration of Rights; The Constitution of this Commonwealth, and the Articles of the Definitive Treaty Between Great-Britian and the United States of America.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00716 Author/Creator: Continental Congress, 1774-1789 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Pamphlet Date: 1784 Pagination: 25 p. 20 x 12 cm Order a Copy

First Virginia printing. Swem 7430. Stab stitched. Not fully opened

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