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THOMSON COMPILES LEGISLATION OFTHE STATES FOR
“JOINTWISDOM OFTHEWHOLE”
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THOMSON, CHARLES. Letter Signed, “ChasThomson,” as Secretary of the
Congress of the Confederation, to the Governor of Connecticut, circular letter, sending a
resolution [not present] requesting from each state copies of the acts of their legislatures
since 1774, in order to facilitate cooperation among the states. 1 page, folio, with integral
blank; horizontal folds, docketing on verso of blank.
[Philadelphia], 28 July 1785
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. . .The purpose for which these Copies are desired . . . is . . . to establish a mutual confidence and
good understanding among the States, and that each may derive assistance in the great work of
Legislation from the joint wisdom of the whole. . . .”