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Dates:

23 Feb. 1776

Original paper slip text:23 Feb. 1776.

Author's location:

Philadelphia,

Original paper slip text:Phila.

Author:

John Adams

Original paper slip text:JA.

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Title:

Resolutions in

Continental Congress

Original paper slip text:Continental Congress

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on erecting powder mills, encouraging production of salt petre, etc.

Length:

1 p.

Document Type:

JA—Continental Congress: Speeches and Writings

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Notes:

According to Richard Smith's Diary, 23 Feb. 1776. (Burnett, Letters of Members, 1:361), these were JA's resolves. See also JA, Memorandum of Congressional Business, printed in his Diary under date of Feb.-March 1776, and notes there.
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Printed: JA, Papers, 4:4;

Papers of John Adams, volume 04, page 4

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Printed in Pennsylvania Gazette 28 Feb. 1776, page 2, column 3.

JCC

Original paper slip text:Printed: JCC, 4:170–171. Also in Penna. Gazette, 28 Feb. 1776.

Full citation:

Worthington C. Ford and others, eds., Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789, Washington, 1904–1937
34 vols.

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