Continental Congress Seeks to Resolve Grievances

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Continental Congress Seeks to Resolve Grievances (us0018)

Petition of the Continental Congress to King George III, October 26, 1774. Manuscript document in the hand of Timothy Matlack. Benjamin Franklin Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (18)
[Digital ID# us0018]

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In the fall of 1774, the Continental Congress prepared this petition to King George III stating the grievances of the American provinces and asking for the King’s help in seeking solutions. King George refused to accept the petition, which was signed by fifty-one delegates to the First Continental Congress.