Instructions to William Lee, Esquire, 1777 July 1, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Instructions to William Lee, Esquire, 1777 July 1, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Appoints Lee commissioner to the courts of Vienna and Berlin; instructs him to announce the Declaration of Independence and propose treaties of friendship and commerce. Signed by John Hancock as President of Congress.

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