[UNITED STATES CONTINENTAL CONGRESS]. Journals of the Congress...[Volume I] (Sept. 5, 1774-Jan. 1, 1776) through Volume X (from 1 November 1784). Philadelphia: R. Aitken, John Dunlap, David Claypoole, 1777-1785.

10 volumes (of 13, comprising volumes I-X), 8vo (each approximately 220 x 134 mm or smaller). (Some occasional browning and spotting.) Vols. I-V, VII uniformly bound in later half calf, fore-edge uncut (some wear, a few joints starting); Vol. VI in a variant half calf (minor loss to head of spine, some wear); Vols. VIII-X uniformly bound in 20th-century cloth-backed boards uncut, printed labels on spines (labels chipping with losses). Provenance: James Tilton (presumably, 1745-1822), Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress (18th-century signatures Vols. II-IV, VII); John Camer (18th-century signature Vol. V); manuscript note: "Mr. Lee's motion on 8th Act of Cong. (final leaf Vol. VIII); Emmett Collection (duplicate stamp Vol. VIII).

CONTENTS:
Vol. I, Sept. 5, 1774 to Jan. 1 1776. Philadelphia: R. Aitken, 1777. (Bound without title-page.) Evans 15683
Vol. II, January 1, 1776 to January 1, 1777. York-Town, PA: John Dunlap 1778. Evans 16137
Vol. III, January 1, 1777 to January 1, 1778. New York: John Dunlap [1778]. (Bound without the "General Index to Volume I", 12pp., at end). Evans 16138
Vol. IV, January 1st, 1778 to January 1st, 1779. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, [1779]. (With only 4pp. [of 7 called for by Evans] at the end.) Evans 16584
Vol V, January 1, 1779 to January 1, 1780. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1782. Evans 17766
Vol. VI, January 1st, 1780 to January 1st, 1781. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, [1781]. (With only 4pp. [of 6 called for by Evans] at the end.) Evans 17392
Vol. VII, For the Year 1781. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1781 FIRST ISSUE, with the index incorrectly numbered VIII. Evans 17767
Vol. VIII, First Monday in November 1782 to First Monday in November 1783. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1783. Evans 18266
Vol IX, Third Day of November 1783 to Third Day of June 1784. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, [1784]. (Without the rare August addendum as often.) Evans 18840
Vol. X, From the First Monday in November, 1784. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1785. Evans 19316

A CONSECUTIVE RUN OF THE JOURNALS OF CONGRESS, INCLUDING THE RARE SECOND VOLUME, INCLUDING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

The Journals were issued by the government's printers Robert Aitken, John Patterson, John Dunlap and David Claypoole. The printing of Vol.II was interrupted when the British seized Philadelphia in the summer of 1777, and most copies of the volume were printed by both Robert Aitken and John Dunlap The set incorporates the full text of the Declaration of Independence including the names of the Signers, the minutes of the debates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the proposed Constitution (pp.241-246, Vol. II). FOUR VOLUMES FROM THE COLLECTION OF A DELEGATE TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS. James Tilton served in the 1st Delaware Regiment of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, where he served with distinction and saw action in the battles of Brooklyn, White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton. On July 4, 1783, he was elected first president of the Delaware chapter of the society of the Cincinnati, an office he held until 1793. He was named a delegate to the Continental Congress three times from 1783 to 1785.

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[UNITED STATES CONTINENTAL CONGRESS]. Journals of the Congress...[Volume I] (Sept. 5, 1774-Jan. 1, 1776) through Volume X (from 1 November 1784). Philadelphia: R. Aitken, John Dunlap, David Claypoole, 1777-1785.