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Source Description
Apparently the first Boston newspaper printing of the Declaration of independence, issued in vol. VIII, no. 413 (18 July, 1776) of The New-England chronicle.
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Document identity
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7940f097m
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In Congress, July 4, 1776
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document
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7940f097m
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title
In Congress, July 4, 1776
description
Apparently the first Boston newspaper printing of the Declaration of independence, issued in vol. VIII, no. 413 (18 July, 1776) of The New-England chronicle.
date
["1776"]
year
1776
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_019425
creators
United States
Powars, Edward Eveleth
Gill, John, 1732-1785
United States. Continental Congress
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Colonial and Revolutionary America
Colonial and Revolutionary Boston Collection
The United States Declaration of Independence
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Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Periodicals
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Ink stamps
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Text
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Suffolk
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Boston
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1
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import
extent
1 newspaper article ; 38 cm (fol.)
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no
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42.35
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-71.05
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7940f097m
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document
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