Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, held at Philadelphia, September 5, 1774, 1st ed., 2nd issue. Philadelphia: Printed by William Bradford and Thomas Bradford, at the London Coffee House, 1774 [1775?]. 144 pp., 5 x 7 3/4 in. This very rare second issue includes the "Petition to the King's most excellent majesty" calling for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts."To a sovereign, who 'glories in the name of Briton,' the bare recital of these acts must, we presume, justify the loyal subjects who fly to the foot of his throne and implore his clemency for protection against them."Very rare first edition, second issue, of the Journals of the Proceedings of Congress held in 1774. The title page bears the famous seal of the Congress, showing hands representing the twelve participating colonies (Georgia did not send delegates) supporting a column topped with a Liberty Cap resting on the Magna Carta, framed by the Latin motto "Hanc Tuemur Hac Nitimur" ("This we defend; this we lean upon").The first issue had been published in November, without the very important Petition to the King's most excellent majesty. Calling for the king's intercession to repeal the Intolerable Acts, it promises loyalty if the status quo of 1764 were restored. Passed on October 25, 1774, it remained secret until Congress was certain it has been delivered. This second issue adds Thomas Gage's October 20 response to Peyton Randolph's appeal of September 10 (pp.133-134), followed by the petition (pp 135-144). This second issue was likely published in January 1775. Historical BackgroundThe First Continental Congress met in September 1774 in the wake of the Royal Navy's blockade of Boston Harbor as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. For the first inter-colonial meeting since the Stamp Act Congress in New York in 1765, representatives of twelve colonies met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia to discuss how best to respond to the threats to English liberty in the actions of British governors, military officers, and ministers. Prominent delegates included John Adams, Samuel Adams, Roger Sherman, John Jay, Joseph Galloway, John Dickinson, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, Edmund Pendleton, and Henry Middleton. Georgia, Quebec, Nova Scotia, St. John's Island, East Florida, and West Florida were also invited but these colonies did not send representatives. Of those, only Georgia would send delegates the following year to the Second Continental Congress.On October 1, the Congress resolved unanimously to prepare a "loyal address" to King George III, "dutifully requesting the royal attention to the grievances that alarm and distress his Majesty's faithful subjects in North-America, and entreating his Majesty's gracious interposition for the removal of such grievances" (p47).On October 11, 1774, the Congress resolved unanimously that "a memorial be prepared to the people of British America, stating to them the necessity of a firm, united, and invariable observation of the measures recommended by the Congress, as they tender the invaluable rights and liberties derived to them from the laws and constitution of their country" (p57). They also decided to prepare an address to the people of Great Britain and to send letters to the people of Quebec, St. John's, Nova Scotia, Georgia, and East and West Florida, "who have not Deputies to represent them in this Congress" (p113)This volume includes these important early resolutions, memorials, and letters: Resolution Not to Import from Great Britain or Ireland, September 27 (p46) Resolution Not to Export to Great Britain, Ireland, or the West Indies, September 30 (p46) Letter from Congress to General Gage, October 10 (p54-56) Declarations and Resolves, October 14 (p58-65) The Plan of Association, October 20 (p68-75) Address to the People of Great Britain, October 21 (p78-92) Address to the Inhabitants of These Colonies, October 21 (p93-113) Letter to the Colonies of. (See website for full description).

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Journal of the Proceedings of the First Continental Congress, Signed as a "True Copy" by Charles Thomson

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Philadelphia

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1774

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Hardcover

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Good

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