Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774 1789, Vol. 4: Edited From the Original Records in the Library of Congress, 1776, January 1 June 4 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774 1789, Vol. 4: Edited From the Original Records in the Library of Congress, 1776, January 1 June 4 The year 1776 includes some of the most important acts and papers of the Continental Congress. The Declara tion of Independence, the first forms of the Articles of Confederation, and the plan of treaties with foreign Powers were of high moment, and any one of these papers, when measured by results or consequences would be sufficient to distinguish the legislation of this year. The methods of treatment laid down in the former vol umes of this issue of the Journals have been continued. Of the Declaration no less than four forms or stages are recorded, of the Articles of Confederation three, and of the plan of treaties two, and ascheme of supplementary instructions for the negotiators. The formal mission of Silas Deane to interest the Court of France on the Side of the States, and the sending of commissioners to Europe to solicit recognition, trade and aid, were the beginnings of the diplomatic relations of the United States with foreign Powers. The earliest advance from the Court of France received no notice in the Journals, and deserves a mention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.