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Declaration to Become an Independent State, Murrayfield, Mass. (June 17, 1776) – Declaration Project

Declaration to Become an Independent State, Murrayfield, Mass. (June 17, 1776)

Editor’s Note: The picture of brevity, this declaration by the inhabitants of the town of Murrayfield, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, makes clear that they cast their lot “to a man, to be declared an independent State,” whenever the Second Continental Congress deems it best to do so.   Murrayfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Declaration to Become … Continue reading Declaration to Become an Independent State, Murrayfield, Mass. (June 17, 1776)

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