Scope and Content: On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed a resolution to the Continental Congress that the United Colonies were free and independent states. On June 11, a vote on the resolution was postponed, and Congress recessed for three weeks, after appointing a committee of five to draft what became known as the Declaration of Independence. Congress reconvened on July 1, passed the Lee resolution on July 2, and revised the draft declaration, finally approving it on July 4.
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Notes: In keeping with traditions established in the colonial period, the state secretary is the custodian of the foundation records of Massachusetts
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