Extracts From the Votes and Proceedings of the American Continental Congress. Held at Philadelphia, on the fifth of September, 1774. Containing the Bill of Rights, a List of Grievances, Occasional Resolves, the Association, an Address to the People of Great-Britain, and a Memorial to the Inhabitants of the British-American Colonies. Published by order of the Congress. Philadelphia: Printed. Hartford: Re-printed by Eben. Watson, near the Great-Bridge. 48 pp, 5½ x 8½ in. Condition about good. Toning and scattered foxing throughout, pages unevenly cut, some ink blotches in lower blank border of several pages; dampstain on last four pages do not affect legibility. Bound by a previous owner with notations on cover for his library. The rights delineated by the Continental Congress on Sept. 5, 1774 became the foundation of the Declaration of Independence. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500
From the family of a gentleman collector who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
American Revolutionary War
