Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789 (Vols. IV, VII and IX only)
The story
Three early twentieth-century Library of Congress volumes preserve edited records of the Continental Congress during pivotal phases of the American Revolution.
This incomplete group comprises Volume IV (January 1–June 4, 1776), Volume VII (January 1–May 21, 1777), and Volume IX (October 3–December 31, 1777). Edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford from manuscripts held by the Library of Congress, the series was printed in Washington by the Government Printing Office between 1904 and 1937. The journals document legislative decisions, military administration, diplomacy, and the practical workings of the Continental Congress. These are original early twentieth-century scholarly publications, not contemporaneous Revolutionary War printings. A copy-specific name stamp provides a possible, as yet unverified, connection to a twentieth-century congressman.
Details
- Date
- 1906–1907
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office, Washington
- Binding
- cloth: Cloth-covered boards, spine lettering in black; original early-20th-century bindings suggested by photographs; exact binding state not verified.
- Condition
- Three nonconsecutive original clothbound volumes, with substantial uneven sun-fading/darkening of the spines; one volume remains visibly lighter than the other two. Scrapes, cloth loss, frayed spine ends and corners; some spotting on photographed title leaf; joints and page-by-page collation unverified. Owner confirms 'FINIS J. GARRETT' is marked on the EXTERIOR cloth of EACH of Volumes IV, VII and IX, not an interior handwritten autograph or inscription.
- Stamp
- FINIS J. GARRETT
