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Book/Printed MaterialBy the United States in Congress assembled. October 11, 1787 : The committee to whom was referred a report of the Board of Treasury and a motion of Mr. Kean, respecting the … Imprint supplied by Evans. Former attribution to the press of John Dunlap rejected in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 33, p. 753. Evans 20763 Journals of the Continental Congress, 596 LC copy signed in ms.: Chas Thomson secy. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress - United States. Board of Treasury
- Date: 1787
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Book/Printed MaterialImpressed with a sense of the sacred trust committed to them, and with an anxious and affectionate concern for the interest, honor and safety of their constituents, the United States in Congress … Reported in Congress Oct. 17, 1786. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 31, p. 882-885. Imprint suggested by JCC, v. 33, p. 753. Formerly ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in JCC, v. 31, p. 968 (#563). Bristol gives Dunlap as printer and Philadelphia as place of publication. Not in Evans. Bristol B6402 Shipton & Mooney 44998 Journals of the Continental Congress,…- Contributor: Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress) - United States. Continental Congress
- Date: 1786
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ArticleTo Form a More Perfect Union Declaration of Independence. Painting by John Trumbull (1756-1843) photographed by Theodor Horydczak ca.1920-1950. Theodor Horydczak Collection, Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction Number: LC-H8-CT-C01-063. Between 1774 and 1789, 13 colonies became a nation - the United States of America. In 1774, Great Britain's North American colonies first came together to defend themselves against wrongs committed by their "mother country." By 1789, these colonies had become… -
ArticleIdentifying Defects in the Constitution By the United States in Congress Assembled. November 1,1783. Annapolis: Printed by John Dunlap, 1784. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division. With the passage of time, weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation became apparent; Congress commanded little respect and no support from state governments anxious to maintain their power. Congress could not raise funds, regulate trade, or conduct foreign policy without…