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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

U.S. Continental Congress Journal of Congress. Containing the proceedings from January 1, 1779

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00219.05 Author/Creator: U.S. Continental Congress Place Written: Philadelphia Type: Book Date: 1782 Pagination: v. 5 (464 [16] lxx 22 x 13 cm Order a Copy

Evans 17766

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