Historical Documents

Data on the Framers of the Constitution
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The document on permanent display in the Rotunda is the enrolled original Joint Resolution passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, proposing 12-not 10-amendments to the Constitution.
U.S. Bill of Rights
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A Narrative, of the Excursion and Ravages of the King's Troops Under the Command of General Gage
A Narrative, of the Excursion and Ravages of the King ’s Troops Under the Command of General Gage, on the nineteenth of April, 1775: Together with the Depositions...
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Orders To Lieut. Colonel Smith, 10th Regiment ’Foot
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Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
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Federalist No. 10
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The Constitution
3rd Amendment to the Constitution
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The Alien and Sedition Act
Alien and Sedition Acts
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President Woodrow Wilson
Cloture Rule
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Collections

Franklin at the Court of France
Franklin Charms Paris, by Tom Fleming
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The American Cowboy
How The Frontier Shaped The American Character, by Ray Allen Billington
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The Boston Tea Party
"The Sparck of Rebellion" (Boston Tea Party), by Douglas Brinkley
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"The Spirit of '76" painted by Archibald M. Willard
Making Sense of the Fourth of July, by Pauline Maier
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s Years in London, by Joan Paterson Kerr
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POWs Held On The HMS Jersey Prison Ship
Patriots or Terrorists, by Edwin G. Burrows
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Articles

The British Are Coming (Fall 2020 George Washington Prize | Volume: 65, Issue: 8)
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Thomas Jefferson Takes a Vacation (July/August 1996 | Volume: 47, Issue: 4)
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What to See in Philadelphia, the Heart of American History (Spring 2019 | Volume: 64, Issue: 2)
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Jefferson and the Declaration (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
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“The Law is King” (Winter 2026 | Volume: 71, Issue: 1)
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Glover and the “Indispensables” Save Washington’s Army (Spring 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 2)
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American Revolutions: A Continental History (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 4)
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Christmas Dinner at Mount Vernon (Winter 2021 | Volume: 66, Issue: 1)
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With Little Less Than Savage Fury (Fall 2010 | Volume: 60, Issue: 3)
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A History of Gun Rights in America (September/October 2019 | Volume: 64, Issue: 4)
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In A World of Trouble (Fall 2020 George Washington Prize | Volume: 65, Issue: 8)
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The Magna Carta Comes to America (Spring/Summer 2008 | Volume: 58, Issue: 4)
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Heart of the Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Winter 2020 | Volume: 64, Issue: 1)
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Dolley's Moment... (Fall 2009 | Volume: 59, Issue: 3)
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Jefferson’s Slave Concubine? (November 1997 | Volume: 48, Issue: 7)
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The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 4)
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Amending America (May/June 1995 | Volume: 46, Issue: 3)
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Liberté, Egalité, Animosité (July/August 1989 | Volume: 40, Issue: 5)
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Why Is the American Revolution So Important? (Spring 2024 | Volume: 69, Issue: 2)
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George Washington's Journey (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2017 | Volume: 62, Issue: 4)
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The Self-Made Founder (April/May 2004 | Volume: 55, Issue: 2)
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The Power of Objects in 18th-Century America (Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2018 | Volume: 63, Issue: 2)
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Two Intimate Enemies (September 2000, Summer 2025 | Volume: 70, Issue: 3)
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The Indian World of George Washington (Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books | Volume: 64, Issue: 5)
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Historical Images

Henry Knox Travel Kit
Henry Knox Travel Kit, ca. 1790
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Data Chart
Economic Growth in America
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