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Declaration of Rights and Grievances, 1765

Declaration and Resolves, 1774

An Appeal to the Inhabitants of Quebec, 1774

The Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, 1775

Olive Branch Petition, 1775

Resolutions and Recommendations of the Continental Congress, 1776

Jefferson's "Rough Draft" of the Declaration of Independence, 1776

Articles of Confederation, 1781

The Treaty of Paris, 1783

Northwest Ordinance, 1787

Report of the Committee of Style, 1787

United States Constitution, 1789

Address of the Senate to George Washington, 1789

Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1789

Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Residence Bill, 1790

Opinion on Renouncing Treaties with France, 1793

Declaration of Independence, 1776