Saturday, December 8, 2012

Text-based Primary Documents

This is a link to the back and forth correspondence on October 17 and 18th, 1781 between General Washington and General Cornwallis discussing the terms of surrender. 

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/letters.htm


This is the full text of the Declaration of Independence, arguably the most important document in United States history. 

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html





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