Declaration of independence published by the Congress at Philadelphia in 1776.
Subtitle: With a counter-declaration published at New-York in 1781
Series: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time -- 19176
Published: 1975
Place of publication: [New York?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
Subjects: United States.; American loyalists; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
Notes: Pages 2-11 are numbered in duplicate; text begins on verso of t.p. , the counter-declaration and the Declaration on opposite pages. The counter-declatation is a criticism of the acts of Congress, and a renunciation of "all allegiance ... to the Congress, or to any government under them". At end, "We mutually pledge to each other, and to the crown and empire of Great Britain, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour ..." Unsigned

Pages 13-24 contain a letter dated Philadelphia, August 20, 1781, addressed to Mr. Rivington, and signed: A friend to America and to peace

Microfiche (negative) Louisville [Ky.] Lost Cause Press, 1975. 2 sheets. 10.5 x 14.8 cm. ([Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary ... ])

Sabin 19176