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Docno: ADMS-01-03-02-0016-0112

Author: Adams, John
Date: 1776-05-03

[Fryday May 3. 1776.]

Fryday May 3. 1776. A Petition from Peter Simon was presented to Congress and read. Ordered that it be referred to a Committee of three. The Members chosen Mr. McKean, Mr. Wythe and Mr. J. Adams.1
The Committee to whom the Report on General Washingtons Letter { 381 } of the 24. of March last was recommitted, brought in their report which was read. Ordered to lie on the Table.
1. This committee reported on 22 May, and Congress acted on its recommendations (JCC, 4:374). The report itself has not been found.
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2015.
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