Possibly Peter Force facsimile made for the American Archives, 4th series, vol. 3, inserted between pp 1916 and 1917. Two pages, 9 x 14 and 13.25 x 14 in. First page has Resolution and 28 signatures. Second page has signatures in three columns. Congress had originally resolved to keep the proceedings of their meetings secret until the appropriate time at which they would be made public, first in September 1774, then reiterated on 11 May 1775. However, there apparently were some breaches of this agreement, so in November, it was decided to put it in writing and have members sign. In Congress Nov. 9th, 1775 Resolved That every member of this Congress considers himself under the ties of virtue, honor & love of his country not to divulge directly or indirectly any matter or thing agitated or debated in Congress before the same shall have been determined, without leave of the Congress; nor any matter or thing determined in Congress which a majority of the Congress shall order to be kept secret, and that if any member shall violate this agreement he shall be expelled this Congress & deemed an enemy to the liberties of America & liable to be treated as such & that every member signify his consent to this agreement by signing the same. Followed by a page and a half with 87 signatures, many of whom went on to sign the Declaration of Independence. Not all signed in November 1775. It would appear that members of Congress were required to sign the agreement as they were appointed to the Congress and took their seats. A number of dates appear with the signatures (often with a group of four following the date) - Nov. 10th, (1775); 1776: 18 Jan., May 20th, 28 June, 22 July, 30 July, and 1777: Feb. 3d and June 5th. Secrecy would have been crucial, especially after King George III's "Proclamation of Rebellion" on 23 August 1775 after the Battle of Bunker Hill. The actions of Congress were proclaimed traitorous, and members and" all persons who shall be found carrying on correspondence with, or in any manner or degree aiding or abetting" these members were subject to arrest, along with anyone else in open rebellion against the King. (See LOC: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-01-02-0132 and http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php/Agreement_of_Secrecy.) Condition: One brown streak at the top of both pages, minor toning at places along edges. One very small tear along right margin of page 2 from page turning. Was clearly stacked with other copies for a period of time, since there is some "ghosting" of the print from another copy, since the signatures do not "match up" with this one.
Possibly Peter Force facsimile made for the American Archives, 4th series, vol. 3, inserted between pp 1916 and 1917. Two pages, 9 x 14 and 13.25 x 14 in. First page has Resolution and 28 signatures. Second page has signatures in three columns. Congress had originally resolved to keep the proceedings of their meetings secret until the appropriate time at which they would be made public, first in September 1774, then reiterated on 11 May 1775. However, there apparently were some breaches of this agreement, so in November, it was decided to put it in writing and have members sign. In Congress Nov. 9th, 1775 Resolved That every member of this Congress considers himself under the ties of virtue, honor & love of his country not to divulge directly or indirectly any matter or thing agitated or debated in Congress before the same shall have been determined, without leave of the Congress; nor any matter or thing determined in Congress which a majority of the Congress shall order to be kept secret, and that if any member shall violate this agreement he shall be expelled this Congress & deemed an enemy to the liberties of America & liable to be treated as such & that every member signify his consent to this agreement by signing the same. Followed by a page and a half with 87 signatures, many of whom went on to sign the Declaration of Independence. Not all signed in November 1775. It would appear that members of Congress were required to sign the agreement as they were appointed to the Congress and took their seats. A number of dates appear with the signatures (often with a group of four following the date) - Nov. 10th, (1775); 1776: 18 Jan., May 20th, 28 June, 22 July, 30 July, and 1777: Feb. 3d and June 5th. Secrecy would have been crucial, especially after King George III's "Proclamation of Rebellion" on 23 August 1775 after the Battle of Bunker Hill. The actions of Congress were proclaimed traitorous, and members and" all persons who shall be found carrying on correspondence with, or in any manner or degree aiding or abetting" these members were subject to arrest, along with anyone else in open rebellion against the King. (See LOC: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-01-02-0132 and http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/index.php/Agreement_of_Secrecy.) Condition: One brown streak at the top of both pages, minor toning at places along edges. One very small tear along right margin of page 2 from page turning. Was clearly stacked with other copies for a period of time, since there is some "ghosting" of the print from another copy, since the signatures do not "match up" with this one.
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