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Journals of the Continental Congress

Location: Microfilm J 10 A5 1965

Scope

The Journals of the Continental Congress include the records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses, as well as those of the Constitutional Convention.   They are transcribed from the Papers of the Continental Congress.  They include the Rough Journals, Corrected Journals and Secret Journals. They are in chronological order.  They have very useful footnotes.

The complete Journals of the Continental Congress are available full text at the Library of Congress American Memory website.

Researchers who are interested in the Journals of the Continental Congress might also want to consult the Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789.

How to search the collection

There is a subject index to the Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. (Microfilm J 10 A 5 Index 1976)

Guides

Index. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789.  (Microfilm J 10 A 5 Index 1976)

For more information about this subject in our Library Catalog, check out these
Subject Categories:

Constitutional history -- United States -- Sources.

United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.


Time Period: 18th Century  

Subject keywords: U. S. Politics