Four Days in Philadelphia, 1776Crowell, 1967 - 189 páginas A re-creation of the four days in 1776 during which the members of the Second Continental Congress debated the question of declaring independence from Great Britain, and drafted the document setting forth their decision. |
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While the Cock Crows | 3 |
Fred Graffs Tenant | 18 |
The Hour of Nine Approaches | 27 |
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America August second bell Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Harrison Boston British Button Gwinnett Caesar Rodney Carpenter's Hall Carter Braxton chair Chestnut Street Colonel McKean colonies committee copy Declaration of Independence Delaware Delaware's vote dissolved document door draft Edward Rutledge ence England favor independence fellow delegates free and independent friends gates George Read Georgia Hickey hold these truths House instructions Jersey John Adams John Dickinson John Hancock John Morton Journal of Congress July knows Lee's resolution Maryland Massachusetts meeting room members of Congress ment morning mother country o'clock once paper parchment Philadelphia placed President Hancock Richard Henry Lee rider Robert Morris Roger Sherman Sam Adams seat Second Continental Congress Secretary Thomson session signature signed signers soldiers South Carolina Tavern There's thirteen Thomas Jefferson tion tomorrow unanimity United Virginia vote for independence Washington weeks white-paneled words writing box York delegates