Our Collection

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.

Great Britain. Parliament. Boston Port. Boston evening post. Supplement [printing Boston Port Act]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06743 Author/Creator: Great Britain. Parliament. Boston Port. Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Broadsheet Date: 1774/05/16 Pagination: 2 p. 36.5 x 23.5 cm Order a Copy

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