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  A poem on the late distress of the town of Boston. With some remarks on the sudden flight of the ministerial troops, after plundering and destroying the property of the worthy inhabitants, they left the town in the greatest confusion imaginable, not allowing themselves time to take with them great part of their warlike stores, in short they fled like murderer's pursued by the hand of Justice.
  Date of publication:
  1776
  

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  Rich, Elisha, 1740-1804?
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  Verse in forty-five stanzas; first line: Come shout Americans with joy. Author from last line: Thy friend E.R. [i.e., Elisha Rich] hath his request. Relief cut at head (Reilly 1134) was also used to illustrate Rich's ...
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  In Congress. December 30, 1776. It appearing to Congress that it will be extremely difficult, if not impracticable, to supply the army of the United States with bacon, salted beef and pork, soap, tallow and candles ... Resolved, that none of the said articles ... be exported from any of the United States after the fifth day of January next, until the first day of November next ...
  Date of publication:
  1776
  

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  United States. Continental Congress.
  Description:
  Signed: By order of Congress, John Hancock, president. Printed area measures 21.0 x 15.4 cm.
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  An address of the Congress to the inhabitants of the United States of America.
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  1778
  

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  United States. Continental Congress. and Massachusetts. Council.
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  Describing the causes and progress of the Revolution. Followed by the resolve of Congress, May 9, 1778, that the address be read at religious services throughout the United States, and the order of the Massachusetts Council ...
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  To the people of Maryland. Give me leave to address you upon a subject of the greatest importance to you and your posterity; a subject which essentially concerns the welfare, happiness and grandeur of this state, and therefore worthy of your most deliberate and candid consideration; I mean the expediency of your acceding to the confederacy proposed to you by Congress, and now adopted and ratified by ten of the thirteen states of America. ...
  Date of publication:
  1779
  

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  American. and Martin, Luther, 1748-1826.
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  Signed: An American. Possibly by Luther Martin. Cf. Wheeler. Ascribed to the press of Mary Katherine Goddard by Evans. Date of publication supplied by Shipton & Mooney; erroneously dated 1776 by Evans. Text in three columns.
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  For the encouragement of those that shall inlist in the Continental Army --the Congress in their resolves of September 16th, 18th, 19th, October 8th, and November 12th, 1776, engage, that twenty dollars be given as a bounty ... And for their further encouragement, the state of Massachusetts-Bay, has, by a resolve of November 25 last engaged ...
  Date of publication:
  1776
  

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  Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives. ; United States. Continental Congress. and Massachusetts. General Court.
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  Signed: In the House of Representatives, Dec. 4, 1776. The foregoing extracts were read and ordered to be printed. James Warren, speaker. Imprint supplied by Evans. Printed area measures 17.2 x 12.5 cm.
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  A new song. To the tune of The British grenadiers.
  Date of publication:
  1776
  

  Author(s):

  Sewall, Jonathan Mitchell, 1748-1808.
  Description:
  Ballad in twelve stanzas, first line: Vain Britons, boast no longer with proud indignity. This song appears, with title, "War and Washington; A song composed at the beginning of the American Revolution," in Sewall, Jonathan ...
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  New-York, November 26. Last Sunday night arrived ... The definitive treaty, between Great-Britain and the United States of America, signed at Paris the 3d day of September, 1783.
  Date of publication:
  1783
  

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  Great Britain. and United States. Treaties, etc. Great Britain, 1783 Sept. 3.
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  Signed and dated: Done at Paris, this 3d day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. (L.S.) John Adams, (L.S.) David Hartley, (L.S.) B. Franklin, (L.S.) John Jay. Text in three ...
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  Proclamation. By the President of the United States. Whereas it appears, that a state of war exists between Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great-Britain, and the United Netherlands, of the one part; and France on the other, and the duty and interest of the United States require, that they should, with sincerity and good faith, adopt and pursue a conduct friendly and impartial towards the belligerent powers ... Done at the city of Philadelphia, the twenty-second day of April, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three ...
  Date of publication:
  1793
  

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  United States. President (1789-1797 : Washington). and Washington, George, 1732-1799.
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  Signed: Go. Washington. By the president. Th: Jefferson. At foot: The patrons of the Argus, shall be served with their papers in the afternoon of to-morrow. The Argus was printed at Boston by Edward Eveleth Powars. Printed ...
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  Congress of the United States: At the second session, begun and held at the city of New-York, on Monday, the fourth of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety. An act providing for holding a treaty or treaties to establish peace with certain Indian tribes.
  Date of publication:
  1790
  

  Author(s):

  United States. and Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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  "Approved, July the twenty-second, 1790. ... (True copy.) [blank] secretary of state." Another issue, Bristol B7575, has imprint: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine.
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  Boston, 24th Sept. 1796. At this important crisis, George Washington having declined to serve as president of the United States, after the 4th of March next, and John Adams having been held up as a candidate to succeed him in that office ...
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

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  Americanus.
  Description:
  Opposing the candidacy of John Adams. Signed: Americanus.
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