Proceedings of the Assembly of the Lower Counties on Delaware, 1770-1776, of the Constitutional Convention of 1776, and of the...
- ISBN-10
- 0874132843
- ISBN-13
- 9780874132847
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 612
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Authors
- Delaware. General Assembly. House of Assembly, Delaware. Constitutional Convention
Description
Makes important documents available to the public and to researchers for the first time about the state's role in the American Revolution and about Delaware's patriot statesmen.
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