Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention (1776)
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Elected July 8, the day the Declaration was read in public, the convention first met on July 15, approved the Declaration, removed the governor, and elected a new Council of Safety to exercise interim executive powers while it framed a new constitution. It disbanded when the constitution was adopted on Sept. 28.
From the description of Order, 1776 Aug. 12, Philadelphia, to the Council of Safety. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122610599
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| creatorOf | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention (1776). Order, 1776 Aug. 12, Philadelphia, to the Council of Safety. | Rosenbach Museum & Library |
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| associatedWith | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. |
| associatedWith | Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829. |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania. Council of Safety. |
| associatedWith | Ross, George, 1730-1779. |
| associatedWith | Stagle, Henry. |
| associatedWith | Wharton, Thomas, 1735-1778. |
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