In Congress, July 4, 1776. : A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in general Congress assembled, recto

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Creator / Contributor: United States
Gaine, Hugh, 1726 or 7-1807
Wilmerding, Lucius, 1880-1949
United States. Continental Congress
Title: In Congress, July 4, 1776. : A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in general Congress assembled, recto
Collection Title: Revolutionary Era broadsides, 1775-1783
Place: New-York
Publisher: Printed by Hugh Gaine, in Hanover-Square
Date: 1776-07-04
[1776]
Physical Description: 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 49 x 30 cm
Description: The Hugh Gaine printing of the Declaration of Independence. "Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress, John Hancock, president. Attest. Charles Thomson, secretary." Watermark: Strassburg bend and lily over "GR." New-York Historical copy presented by Lucius Wilmerding. Cf. NYHS Quarterly 32 (1948). References: Bristol B4403; Shipton & Mooney, 43203; Walsh, M.J. "Contemporary Broadside Editions of the Declaration of Independence." Harvard Library Bulletin 3 (1949): 31-43, 4.
Identifier: Broadsides -- SY1776 no.4
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Material type or medium of original: broadsides (notices)
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