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United States. Continental Congress. Resolution appointing Congressional "Board of War and Ordinance"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03295 Author/Creator: United States. Continental Congress. Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Letter signed Date: 12 June 1776 - 21 June 1776 Pagination: 2, 1 p. : address : Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Charles Thomson as secretary. Includes attached circular letter addressed to Artemas Ward re: founding of War Office and instructions for monthly reporting; signed by John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Harrison, James Wilson, and Edward Rutledge. Written in the hand of Richard Peters; docketed by Artemas Ward on address leaf. (Formerly cataloged as GLC 3295.01 (p. 3) and .02 (p. 1-2).)

Adams, John, 1735-1826
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824
Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800
Sherman, Roger, 1721-1793
Harrison, Benjamin, 1726-1791
Wilson, James, 1742-1798
Peters, Richard, 1744-1828

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