Creating the United States

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Crucible for the Creation of the American Republic (053.03.00)

Crucible for the Creation of the American Republic
Matthäus Albrect Lotter. A Plan of the City and Environs of Philadelphia. [Augsburg: M.A. Lotter, 1777]. Hand-colored engraved map. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress (053.03.00)
[Digital ID # ar132200]

Fear of Wasting George Washington’s Political Capital (052.02.00)

Fear of Wasting George Washington’s Political Capital
Letter from James Madison to Edmund Randolph, April 15, 1787. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (052.02.00)
[Digital ID # us0052_02]

Fear of Wasting Washington's Political Capital (052.03.00)

Fear of Wasting Washington’s Political Capital
Letter from John Dawson to James Madison, April 15, 1787. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (052.03.00)
[Digital ID # us0052_03]

Not Worth a Continental (136.00.00)

Not Worth a Continental
United States Continental Congress. Paper currency, 1775–1777. Printed by Hall and Sellers; Rhode Island. Paper Currency, 1786. Printed by Southwick and Barber. Marian Carson Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (136.00.00–136.05.00)
[Digital IDs # us0136-us0136_05]

Plans to Revise the Articles of Confederation (051.03.00)

Plans to Revise the Articles of Confederation
Letter from Rufus King to Nathan Dane, September 17, 1785. Manuscript. Nathan Dane Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (051.03.00)
[Digital ID # us0051_03p2]

Washington Voices Doubts About a "general Convention" (050.03.00)

Washington Voices Doubts About a “general Convention”
Letter from George Washington to John Jay, May 18, 1786. Letter book. George Washington Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (050.03.00)
[Digital ID # us0050_03]

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