Historical Documents

Treaty of Peace with Algieria 1815
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Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
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Treaty of Peace with Algiers (1815)
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Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States and Algieria 1816
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Virginia Plan Front Page
Virginia Plan
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Franklin
“Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection” from the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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Text of the 4th Amendment
4th Amendment to the Constitution
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Hamilton and Washington
Letter to George Washington from Alexander Hamilton
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English Bill of Rights
English Bill of Rights
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Federalist No. 68
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Data on the Framers of the Constitution
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Federalist No. 47
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
The text of the 2nd Amendment
2nd Amendment to the Constitution
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Articles

An Update on “Save the Glover!” (Spring 2026 | Volume: 71, Issue: 2)
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The Black Times of ‘76 (Winter 2010 | Volume: 59, Issue: 4)
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The Plight of Massachusetts Loyalists (Spring 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 2)
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Some of the Best Books on the American Revolution (November/December 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 6)
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American Politics at Ten Paces (Spring 2011 | Volume: 61, Issue: 1)
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“Shall We Have a King?” (Fall 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 4)
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Behind the Federal Facade (May/June 1989 | Volume: 40, Issue: 4)
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Osceola Fights to Save the Seminole (Summer 2012 | Volume: 62, Issue: 2)
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With Little Less Than Savage Fury (Fall 2010 | Volume: 60, Issue: 3)
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"The Sparck of Rebellion" (Winter 2010, Summer 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 3)
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Monticello (Fall 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 5)
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The Battle that Led to Victory at Yorktown (Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books | Volume: 64, Issue: 5)
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In Defense of the Articles of Confederation (February/March 2006 | Volume: 57, Issue: 1)
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Did Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson Love Each Other? (Fall 2008, Summer 2025 | Volume: 58, Issue: 5)
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Private Flohr’s Other Life (October 1994 | Volume: 45, Issue: 6)
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Memory and America’s Birthday (Winter 2026 | Volume: 71, Issue: 1)
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The Shots Heard Round the World (Spring 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 2)
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The Slave Who Sued for Freedom (March 1990 | Volume: 41, Issue: 2)
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Two Intimate Enemies (September 2000, Summer 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 3)
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Franklin’s London Home (April/May 2006 | Volume: 57, Issue: 2)
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Madison and the Invention of Congress (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
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The Attempted Impeachment of Thomas Jefferson (February/March 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 2)
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The Constitution: Was It An Economic Document? (December 1958 | Volume: 10, Issue: 1)
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If Lewis and Clark Came Back Today (November 1997 | Volume: 48, Issue: 7)
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The Imperial Congress (Fall 2010 | Volume: 60, Issue: 3)
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The British Are Coming (Fall 2020 George Washington Prize | Volume: 65, Issue: 8)
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A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 4)
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America’s Constitution Inspired the World (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
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George Washington Invents the Presidency (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
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Ethan Allen’s Ill-Fated March on Canada (Fall 2011 | Volume: 61, Issue: 2)
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Major Renovation Unveiled at Mount Vernon (Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books | Volume: 64, Issue: 5)
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The Revolution Could Have Started Here (Summer 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 3)
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Old Glory's Odyssey (February/March 2002 | Volume: 53, Issue: 1)
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Jefferson’s Second Home (April 1993 | Volume: 44, Issue: 2)
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Collections

Chief Justice John Marshall & Associate Justice Joseph Story
Marbury V. Madison- The Case of the “Missing” Commissions, by John A. Garraty
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s Years in London, by Joan Paterson Kerr
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Historical Images

HMS Jersey
HMS Jersey Prison Ship
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