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Articles of confederation and perpetual union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachussets Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia : contemporary manuscript copy of the thirteen articles, ca. 1781.

BIB_ID
116616
Accession number
MA 1083
Display Date
ca. 1781.
Credit line
Purchased, 1930.
Description
1 item (7 p.) ; 34.8 cm
Notes
Possibly in the hand of Henry Laurens' secretary. Laurens was president of the Continental Congress, and his signature is copied at the end of the document.
This item is part of a collection of autographs of the signers of the Articles of Confederation; see main record for MA 557 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased from S.C.B. Martin, 1930.
Summary
A copy of the thirteen Articles of Confederation ratified in 1781. This copy does not include the preamble, the conclusion, or the signatory section of the original document.
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Department
Literary and Historical Manuscripts