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Petition to George III, King of Great Britain
- Title
- Petition to George III, King of Great Britain, 1775.
- Author
- United States. Continental Congress.
- Supplementary Content
- Collection guide and digital images
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Olive Branch petition and supporting documents | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 2291 Olive Branch petition and supporting documents | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Dickinson, John, 1732-1808.
- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- Manuscript petition (7 p.) signed by forty-six members of the Second Continental Congress on July 8, 1775, asking King George III to use his authority and influence to address grievances and restore harmony in the government's relations with the American colonies. The petition, drafted by John Dickinson, is considered the colonies' final effort to avert revolution against Great Britain. The document is also known as the Olive Branch Petition.
- Alternative Title
- Olive Branch Petition.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Petitions.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Surrogates must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Available as digital images.
- Funding (note)
- Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
- Source (note)
- Donated by Lucius Wilmerding, 1948
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Provenance (note)
- Document held in the papers of the 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1748-1833, 4th Earl in the Irish peerage) and his descendants at Milton near Peterborough, England until sold at auction at Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York City, 1932.
- Publications (note)
- Reproduced in: The Olive branch petition of the American Congress to George III, 1775, and letters of the American envoys, August-September 1775 [with essays by] Cornelius W. Wickersham [and] Gilbert H. Montague. New York: New York Public Library, 1954
- Call Number
- MssCol 2291
- OCLC
- 883861046
- Author
- United States. Continental Congress.
- Title
- Petition to George III, King of Great Britain, 1775.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.Surrogates must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats
- Available as digital images.
- Funding
- Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
- Publications
- Reproduced in: The Olive branch petition of the American Congress to George III, 1775, and letters of the American envoys, August-September 1775 [with essays by] Cornelius W. Wickersham [and] Gilbert H. Montague. New York: New York Public Library, 1954
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Reply to the Olive Branch Petition; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.Richard Penn and Arthur Lee letters regarding the Olive Branch Petition; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Provenance
- Document held in the papers of the 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam (1748-1833, 4th Earl in the Irish peerage) and his descendants at Milton near Peterborough, England until sold at auction at Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York City, 1932.
- Source
- Donated by Lucius Wilmerding, 1948
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Politicians.Statesmen.
- Added Author
- Dickinson, John, 1732-1808.
- Added Title
- Olive Branch Petition.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 2291