☞ A declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, now met in general congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the causes and necessity of their taking up arms.

Creator(s): United States. Continental Congress (Corporate Author)
Related APS Member(s):
John Dickinson
Publication: Philadelphia: Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, 1775
Record Source:
APS
References:
Sabin 19159 | Sabin 19159a | Sabin 19160 | Evans 14544 | Evans 14545 | Evans 14546 | Evans 14547 | Evans 14548 | Evans 14549 | Evans 14550 | Evans 42958 | Evans 42959 | Howes L 349 | Streeter II: 763
Editions: 16x 1775 (Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Bristol, RI; New York; New York; Watertown, MA; Salem, MA; Portsmouth, NH; Newport, RI; Newburyport, MA; London; Providence, RI; [France?]; 1x 1801 (Wilmington, DE).
Editions Note: At least 17 editions, (Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia; Bristol, RI; New York; New York, Watertown, MA; Salem, MA; Portsmouth, NH; Newport, RI; Newburyport, MA; Providence, RI). The Bristol and London editions each included additions. The Providence edition appeared as a broadside. A French language translation also appeared, entitled, Déclaration des représentans des Colonies... . This text was also included in The Political Writings of John Dickinson (Wilmington, DE, 1801)
Holding Note:

APS owns seven copies: four printings from Bradford in Philadelphia [1, 2–4] and three copies from London [1, 2, 3].

BibNumber: 85.007