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Constitutional Convention of 1776, Minute Book (Roll 5009)

Constitutional Convention of 1776, Minute Book, July 15, 1776-September 5, 1776, This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education., Minute book describing the daily activities of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia that ran from July 15, 1776 until September 26, 1776. Among the actions described are those of the Bill of Rights Committee, the Council of Safety, the manufacturing of paper money bills and actions taken to prevent counterfeiting. Information provided concerns the the raising of troops for frontier defense. Important references are found to Benjamin Franklin, John Wilkinson, Jacob Morgan, and David Rittenhouse. Transcripts of the resolutions and discussions of the various members of the convention are present. The minute book ends with the adjournment of the convention on August 30, 1776.
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Constitutional Convention of 1776,. (1776). Constitutional Convention of 1776, Minute Book (Roll 5009). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/psa/islandora/object/psa%3Acc1776mb_47
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Title

Constitutional Convention of 1776, Minute Book (Roll 5009)

Subject

Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention (1776)
Carpenters' Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Description

Constitutional Convention of 1776, Minute Book, July 15, 1776-September 5, 1776

Creator

Constitutional Convention of 1776

Publisher

Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention of 1776

Department

Constitutional Conventions and Council of Censors

Division

Constitutional Convention of 1776

Date

1776

Location Covered

Pennsylvania

Type

text

Original Format

microfilm

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

RG5-5009

Language

English

Relation

RG 5, Constitutional Convention of 1776, Series 1, Minute Book, 1776

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/

Contact

Commercial use of this image requires permission and may be subject to a fee. Contact Pennsylvania State Archives at http://www.pastatearchives.com

Contributing Institution

Pennsylvania State Archives

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notes

Minute book describing the daily activities of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia that ran from July 15, 1776 until September 26, 1776. Among the actions described are those of the Bill of Rights Committee, the Council of Safety, the manufacturing of paper money bills and actions taken to prevent counterfeiting. Information provided concerns the the raising of troops for frontier defense. Important references are found to Benjamin Franklin, John Wilkinson, Jacob Morgan, and David Rittenhouse. Transcripts of the resolutions and discussions of the various members of the convention are present. The minute book ends with the adjournment of the convention on August 30, 1776.