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==Drafting==
==Drafting==
===Second Constitutional Congress===
===Second Constitutional Congress===
Early in its history this second congress had drafted a new petition to the king, written by [[John Dickinson]]. The petition was adopted July 5th, 1775 and finalized July 8th, 1775, during the [[Continental Congress#Second Continental Congress|Second Continental Congress]].
Early in its history this second congress had drafted a new petition to the king, written by [[John Dickinson]]. The petition was adopted July 5, 1775 and finalized July 8th, 1775, during the [[Continental Congress#Second Continental Congress|Second Continental Congress]].
On the 8th of July, the Congress assembled at Philadelphia had confided to Richard Penn, governor of Pennsylvania, a petition denominated the ''Olive Branch'' to the king, to be presented on his arrival in England. It was delivered to lord Dartmouth on the 1st of September.<ref name=knight>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d30BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA612|title=Charles Knight's school history of England, abridged from the Popular history of England|date=1865}}</ref>
On the 8th of July, the Congress assembled at Philadelphia had confided to Richard Penn, governor of Pennsylvania, a petition denominated the ''Olive Branch'' to the king, to be presented on his arrival in England. It was delivered to lord Dartmouth on the 1st of September.<ref name=knight>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d30BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA612|title=Charles Knight's school history of England, abridged from the Popular history of England|date=1865}}</ref>
That your majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that your descendants may govern your dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere prayer.
That your majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that your descendants may govern your dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere prayer.
==See Also==
==See also==
* [[Bush River Declaration]]
* [[Bush River Declaration]]
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==External Links==
==External links==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=pndUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA105 Journals of the Continental Congress], Full text
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=pndUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA105 Journals of the Continental Congress], Full text
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[[Category:United States History]]
[[Category:United States History]]