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Declaration Against Independence, Chester County, PA (Sept. 25, 1775) – Declaration Project

Declaration Against Independence, Chester County, PA (Sept. 25, 1775)

Edtor’s note: Just a little over nine months before the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence was issued, the winds of political sentiment were still blowing every which way, indicating just what a tenuous, close run thing the move towards independence was. In this declaration against independence, Chester County, Pennsylvania, officials make clear “their abhorrence even … Continue reading Declaration Against Independence, Chester County, PA (Sept. 25, 1775)

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