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Congress' address to America: keep the patriotic fervor... Ministers of the Gospel asked to read the address to their congregations...
Congress' address to America: keep the patriotic fervor... Ministers of the Gospel asked to read the address to their congregations...
Item # 701428
May 28, 1778
THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL & WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Boston, May 28, 1778 Most of page 2 is taken up with a very notable & historic: "Address of the Congress to the Inhabitants of the United States of America" signed in type by: Henry Laurens, President at that time, dated May 9, 1778.
In the spring of 1778, the Continental Congress learned of the British government’s intention to offer terms of accommodation that would have satisfied all American demands except independence. After three years of war, Congress feared that the resolve of even the most ardent patriots might buckle under such generous terms.
To counter calls for reconciliation with England, Congress published this impassioned Address and urged ministers of all denominations to read it to congregations nationwide, as noted in the postscript: "Resolved, That it be recommended to Ministers of the Gospel of all denomination, to read, or cause to be read, immediately after divine service, the above Address to the inhabitants of the United States of America in their respective churches and chapels and other places of religious worship."
The back page has several great reports on the events of the Revolutionary War, most shown in the photos, including mention of Washington, Howe, Burgoyne, Lee & others. One letter begins: "If General Howe intends to keep Philadelphia, which has cost him a whole campaign and the nation 14,000 men, including Burgoyne's army and the killed & wounded, sick and dead of his own army, he must either remain near it himself or leave a small army to defend it..." with much more.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, a few discrete archival mends at the inside spine, a small paper-making hole near the bottom of the front leaf affects about 7 words. Very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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