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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.

United States in Congress Assembled. Thomson, Charles Report on lagging attendence at Congress, recommendations

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01153 Author/Creator: United States in Congress Assembled. Thomson, Charles Place Written: Annapolis, Maryland Type: Document signed Date: 19 April 1784 Pagination: 2 p. 32 x 21 cm Order a Copy

Recommends that the state appoint more representatives to Congress.

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