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A Declaration by the representatives of
the United colonies of North America,
setting forth the causes and necessity
of their taking up arms,

A petition of Congress to the king of
Great Britain, stating the merits of
their claims, and soliciting the royal
interposition for an accommodation of
differences on just principles,
Proclamation for a day of general humi-
liation, fasting and prayer,
Declaration of American Independence,
Proclamation for a day of public thanks-
giving and prayer, on account of the
capture of the British army under the
command of Lieutenant General Bur-
goyne, on the 16th of October, 1777,
An address of the Congress to the inha-
bitants of the United States of America,
upon the situation of public affairs,
A manifesto by the Congress of the Uni-
ted States of America,
Proclamation for a day of public thanks-
giving and prayer, on account of the
capture of the British army under the
command lord Cornwallis, at York-
town, Virginia, on the 19th of October,
1781,

Proclamation for a day of thanksgiving, in
consequence of a cessation of arms be-
tween the United States and Great Bri-
tain,

General Washington's general orders to

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