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Congress of the Confederation. (03/02/1781 - 03/04/1789)
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Adoption of the Resolution Calling for Independence from England
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  • Scope and content: This document records the July 2, 1776, vote in which the Continental Congress agreed to independence. The words of the resolution, originally proposed by Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee, are echoed in the Declaration of Independence.
  • General notes: Exhibit History: "American Originals," December 1995 - December 1996, National Archives Rotunda, Washngton, DC, Exhibit No. 624.0005. "Formation of the Union," 1970 - ???, National Archives Rotunda, Washington, DC. "Formation of the Union," 1952- ???, National Archives Rotunda, Washington, DC.
Date 2 July 1776
date QS:P571,+1776-07-02T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q518155
Archives I Reference Section, Textual Archives Services Division (NWCT1R), National Archives Building, Washington, DC
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 301685.

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  • Record group: Record Group 360: Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1765 - 1821 (National Archives Identifier: 667)
  • Series: Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774 - 1789 (National Archives Identifier: 1938489)
  • File unit: Reports on Administrative Affairs of the Congress, 1775 - 1788 (National Archives Identifier: 2062280)
  • NAIL Control Number: NWCTB-360-ITEM23-ITEM23P17
NAIL Control Number: NWDT1-360-ITEM23-ITEM23P17
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