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Laurens, Henry
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An Address of the Congress to the Inhabitants of the United States of America three years after the beginning of a war without parallel in the annals of mankind– On one side, we behold fraud and violence labouring in the service of despotism; on the other, virtue and fortitude supporting and establishing the right of human nature, signed by HL as president of Congress
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This is the first page of the letter. Three additional pages can be found on the Library of Congress website.
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There are two additional pages to the letter available at the Library of Congress.