In Convention present 112 members. Wednesday, May 15, 1776 : Forasmuch as all the endeavours of the United Colonies, by the most decent representations and petitions to the King and Parliament of Great Britain, to restore peace and security to America under the British government ... instead of a redress of grievances, have produced ... oppression, and a vigorous attempt to effect our total destruction. ... Resolved unanimously, that a committee ought to be appointed to prepare a declaration of rights, and such a plan of government as will be most likely to maintain peace and order in this colony, and secure substantial and equal liberty to the people.
| Author/creator | Virginia |
| Other author | Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Williamsburg, Va.] : [Printed by Alexander Purdie], [1776] |
| Description | 1 sheet (2 unnumbered pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15200. ^A478749 |
| General note | Signed: Edmund Pendleton, president. (A copy.) John Tazewell, clerk of the Convention. |
| General note | Imprint supplied by Bristol. |
| References | Evans 15200 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15200). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
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