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ppealing name and by the authority of to the supreme judge of the the good people of these world for the rectitude of our _states, reject and renounce all intentions_, do in the name, allegiance and subjection to and by the good people of the kings of Great Britain, these _colonies, solemnly and all others who may hereafter publish and declare that these claim by, through or united colonies are and of under them; we utterly dissolve right ought to be free and all political connexion which independent states; that they may heretofore have are absolved from all subsisted between us and the allegiance to the British crown, people or parliament of Great and that all political Britain; and finally we do connexion between them and the assert and declare these colonies state of Great Britain is, and to be free and independent ought to be, totally dissolved_; states_, and that as free and and that as free and independent independent states, they have states they have full full power to levy war, power to levy war, conclude conclude peace, contract alliances, peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things all other acts and things which independent states may which independent states may of right do. of right do. And for the support of this And for the support of this declaration, we mutually declaration, _with a firm pledge to each other our lives, reliance on the protection of our fortunes, and our sacred divine providence_, we mutually honour. pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour. The words expunged from the original draft are distinguished by italics, as are the words that were introduced by congress. * * * * * NOTE--No. VII. _See Page 229._ "My reasons for this measure," said the Commander-in-chief in his letter to General Lee, ordering him to cross the Hudson, "and which I think must have weight with you, are, that the enemy are evidently changing the seat of war to this side of the North ri
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