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Benjamin Harrison to the Virginia Delegates in Congress, 30 October 1783

Benjamin Harrison to the Virginia Delegates in Congress

In Council Octo: 30th. 1783.

Gentlemen

The two last posts brought no letters from you which I am really sorry for as a full account of the proceedings of Congress on the place of their permanent residence was expected.

There are not yet a sufficient number of members to proceed to business.

I am &c.

FC (Vi); caption reads: “Delegates in Congress.”

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    Benjamin Harrison to the Virginia Delegates in Congress, 30 October 1783
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    “Benjamin Harrison to the Virginia Delegates in Congress, 30 October 1783,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-06-02-0269. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 6, 21 May 1781–1 March 1784, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1952, p. 347.]

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