Creating the United States

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American Liberty as Goddess of Youth

American Liberty as Goddess of Youth
Edward Savage. Liberty in the Form of the Goddess of Youth, Giving Support to the Bald Eagle. Philadelphia: Edward Savage, June 11, 1796. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (131.00.00)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-13641]

Amendments (084.03.00)

Amendments
Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of New York . . . . New York: Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1789. Law Library, Library of Congress (084.03.00)
[Digital ID 0084_03]

Federal Hall, Wall Street, and Trinity Church in New York (073.04.00)

Federal Hall, Wall Street, and Trinity Church in New York
Sidney L. Smith. Federal Hall, after Amos Doolittle, 1899. Engraving. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (073.04.00)
[Digital ID # ppmsca-23665]

Jefferson Sees a Need for a Bill of Rights (079.02.00)

Jefferson Sees a Need for a Bill of Rights
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to David Humphreys, March 18, 1789. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (079.02.00)
[Digital ID # us0079_02]

Religious Rights Endangered in Virginia (076.02.00)

Religious Rights Endangered in Virginia
Letter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, August 20, 1785. Manuscript, partly in cipher. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (076.02.00)
(Digital ID # us0076_02)

The Washington Family (074.02.00)

The Washington Family
Edward Savage. The Washington Family, George Washington, His Lady and Her Two Grandchildren by the Name of Custis. Hand colored engraving. Philadelphia: E. Savage and Robert Wilkinson. London: 1798. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (074.02.00)
[Digital ID # pga-02650]

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