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United States. Continental Congress. Extract from minutes re: Maryland ratifying the Articles of Confederation

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04382 Author/Creator: United States. Continental Congress. Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1781/03/01 Pagination: 1 p. 30.5 x 23.3 cm Order a Copy

Maryland was the last state to ratify the Articles "by which act the Confederation of the United State of America was completed each and every one of the thirteen states from New Hampshire to Georgia both included having adopted and confirmed and by their delegates in Congress ratified the same."

Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

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