{"product_id":"1776-revolutionary-government-of-new-jersey-original-legislative-manuscripts-on-quartering-troops-military-logistics-and-admiralty-jurisdiction","title":"1776 Revolutionary Government of New Jersey: Original Legislative Manuscripts on Quartering Troops, Military Logistics, and Admiralty Jurisdiction","description":"\u003cdiv data-voice-floating-orb-focus-background=\"\" class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) pb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:3b8866a6-7b0e-488a-bf47-bbe3ab937bfa-15\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:3b8866a6-7b0e-488a-bf47-bbe3ab937bfa-15\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:3b8866a6-7b0e-488a-bf47-bbe3ab937bfa-15\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-28\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ccbb3555-51eb-40dc-83c0-c806d808b677\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"310\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"z9bpvv\" data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"372\" class=\"\"\u003eOriginal Revolutionary-Era Legislative Manuscript Archive\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"773\"\u003eAn exceptional archive of \u003cstrong data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"459\"\u003efour original handwritten legislative manuscript bills\u003c\/strong\u003e prepared for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"523\"\u003eCouncil and General Assembly of New Jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e during the opening years of the American Revolution. These working drafts document the creation of New Jersey's new state government following independence and illustrate how lawmakers established civil authority after separating from Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"1106\"\u003eUnlike printed session laws, these manuscripts were working legislative copies, complete with extensive editorial revisions, insertions, deletions, and amendments made during the drafting process. They offer a rare glimpse into the actual legislative process as New Jersey transformed from a royal colony into an independent state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1ih7xqq\" data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1125\"\u003eIncluded are:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1akwgwj\" data-start=\"4384\" data-end=\"4630\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4388\" data-end=\"4630\"\u003e1. An Act to explain the New Constitution of the State of New Jersey, as to the quartering of, and furnishing Carriages for, the Army in the Service of the United States of North America, and for making some further Provision for the same\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4632\" data-end=\"4748\"\u003eThis substantial multi-page committee draft addresses one of the central constitutional questions of the Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4750\" data-end=\"4769\"\u003eThe bill regulates:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4771\" data-end=\"5035\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11oy9ru\" data-start=\"4771\" data-end=\"4802\"\u003equartering Continental troops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"197ca4r\" data-start=\"4803\" data-end=\"4823\"\u003ebilleting soldiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"xu3w09\" data-start=\"4824\" data-end=\"4849\"\u003emilitary transportation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11watgw\" data-start=\"4850\" data-end=\"4869\"\u003ewagons and horses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"176p957\" data-start=\"4870\" data-end=\"4898\"\u003ecompensation for civilians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"f18hg9\" data-start=\"4899\" data-end=\"4932\"\u003erequisition of public buildings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rq2vc8\" data-start=\"4933\" data-end=\"4965\"\u003eprotection of private property\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7y7mot\" data-start=\"4966\" data-end=\"4998\"\u003eauthority of civil magistrates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"d92phl\" data-start=\"4999\" data-end=\"5035\"\u003elimitations upon military officers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5037\" data-end=\"5114\"\u003eThe legislation begins with an extensive constitutional analysis referencing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5116\" data-end=\"5235\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1o7faem\" data-start=\"5116\" data-end=\"5145\"\u003ethe New Jersey Constitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ju3u78\" data-start=\"5146\" data-end=\"5173\"\u003ethe Common Law of England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1idh1ki\" data-start=\"5174\" data-end=\"5202\"\u003ethe English Bill of Rights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1nst0ja\" data-start=\"5203\" data-end=\"5235\"\u003eearlier parliamentary statutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5237\" data-end=\"5426\"\u003eIt represents an extraordinary example of Revolutionary constitutional drafting as legislators reconciled inherited English legal principles with the needs of an independent American state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"2158\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1893\"\u003e2. \"An Act to Obviate Doubts with Respect to the Authority of Counsellors\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"2158\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAn important original Revolutionary War legislative manuscript addressing one of the most fundamental legal problems confronting the newly independent State of Delaware: the continued authority of public officials following separation from Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4154\" data-end=\"4688\"\u003ePrepared during the first months of New Jersey's independence, this original committee draft confirms that existing judicial and civil officers would continue to exercise the powers previously entrusted to them under the colonial government. The legislation declares that such officers shall remain vested with full authority as conservators of the peace, retain the power to acknowledge deeds and other legal instruments, and continue to enjoy the rights, privileges, and immunities necessary for the orderly administration of justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4690\" data-end=\"5009\"\u003eRather than creating new offices, the act ensured continuity of government by preserving the legal authority of experienced officials during the transition from colony to state. Without such legislation, the validity of judicial proceedings, land transactions, and other civil acts could have been called into question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5011\" data-end=\"5196\"\u003eWritten in iron-gall ink on laid paper, the manuscript preserves contemporary editorial revisions characteristic of a working committee draft prepared before the official engrossed act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1dr5t50\" data-start=\"5198\" data-end=\"5209\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5211\" data-end=\"5424\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"18urynv\" data-start=\"5211\" data-end=\"5262\"\u003eOriginal Revolutionary War legislative manuscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1i6lba8\" data-start=\"5291\" data-end=\"5308\"\u003eCirca 1776–1777\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"cyyw5k\" data-start=\"5309\" data-end=\"5326\"\u003eCommittee draft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1djkpeq\" data-start=\"5327\" data-end=\"5356\"\u003eIron-gall ink on laid paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17qldge\" data-start=\"5357\" data-end=\"5401\"\u003eContemporary revisions and interlineations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sryx57\" data-start=\"5402\" data-end=\"5424\"\u003eVery Good+ condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"lspeud\" data-start=\"5426\" data-end=\"5453\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5455\" data-end=\"5863\"\u003eThis manuscript illustrates a crucial but often overlooked aspect of the American Revolution: the preservation of legal continuity. While the Declaration of Independence severed political ties with Great Britain, state governments still had to ensure that courts remained open, deeds remained valid, and magistrates retained lawful authority. This act records Delaware's legislative solution to that problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1oyrhgy\" data-start=\"5433\" data-end=\"5545\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5437\" data-end=\"5545\"\u003e3.  An Act for Establishing a Court of Admiralty and Custom House Officers within the State of New Jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"1011\"\u003eAlthough this was found among Delaware legislative papers, the act itself concerns \u003cstrong data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"572\"\u003eNew Jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e. During the Revolution, neighboring states frequently borrowed, reviewed, or adapted one another's legislation, particularly in areas such as admiralty jurisdiction, prize cases, customs enforcement, and maritime commerce. Delaware's legislators were actively reorganizing their own legal system in 1776–1777, making it plausible that this manuscript served as a reference copy or committee draft related to maritime judicial legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"ery58m\" data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1034\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1211\"\u003eFollowing Independence, the colonial Vice-Admiralty Courts established under the British Crown ceased to function. Each state had to create its own admiralty courts to handle:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1392\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"qzawf4\" data-start=\"1213\" data-end=\"1242\"\u003ecaptures of British vessels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"96xkvy\" data-start=\"1243\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003eprize litigation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1uzawf3\" data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1293\"\u003econfiscated Loyalist property\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"bojip8\" data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1315\"\u003ecustoms enforcement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xk281b\" data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1346\"\u003emaritime commercial disputes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1d0cgfw\" data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1392\"\u003eviolations of embargoes and navigation laws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1505\"\u003eWithout such courts, privateering—the capture of enemy ships under state commissions—could not legally operate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003eThe opening language establishes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1572\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1572\"\u003e\"...a Court of Admiralty...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1630\"\u003eto exercise jurisdiction within the State of New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1703\"\u003eThis placed maritime justice under state rather than British authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"vy87ap\" data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003eImportance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1850\"\u003eAdmiralty legislation ranks among the most desirable categories of Revolutionary legal manuscripts because it directly relates to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1963\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rn9nvj\" data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1876\"\u003ethe American naval war\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19btaj6\" data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1891\"\u003eprivateering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"wkur0s\" data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"1905\"\u003eprize money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xrlvvw\" data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1936\"\u003econfiscated British shipping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"190p07\" data-start=\"1937\" data-end=\"1963\"\u003efinancing the Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"2055\"\u003eMany fortunes during the Revolution were made through prize cases decided in these courts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"sgkise\" data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2084\"\u003ePhysical Characteristics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2167\"\u003eThe manuscript shares several characteristics with your other legislative drafts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2328\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1o376c\" data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2200\"\u003eeighteenth-century laid paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"w096ig\" data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2216\"\u003eiron gall ink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"iirlg5\" data-start=\"2217\" data-end=\"2252\"\u003elegislative docket on the reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mtbh9o\" data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2282\"\u003ecommittee-style handwriting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1gev5od\" data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2328\"\u003eworking draft rather than an engrossed copy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2394\"\u003eIt appears to be from the same general period (circa 1776–1777).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"2396\" data-end=\"2408\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2420\"\u003eVery Good+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2600\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1qiadup\" data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2432\"\u003ecomplete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"j449hd\" data-start=\"2433\" data-end=\"2456\"\u003eattractive laid paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8gukoz\" data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"2476\"\u003estrong manuscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"k1n3xf\" data-start=\"2477\" data-end=\"2497\"\u003eoriginal docketing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pdwm74\" data-start=\"2498\" data-end=\"2522\"\u003ecustomary filing folds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4dnntb\" data-start=\"2523\" data-end=\"2600\"\u003eminor edge loss at lower right, not affecting the title or most of the text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1dkw6ui\" data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"455\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"455\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1dkw6ui\" data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"455\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"455\"\u003e4. \"An Act for the Security of the Government of New Jersey\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"494\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eJurisdiction:\u003c\/strong\u003e State of New Jersey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"617\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"505\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"514\"\u003e1776\u003c\/strong\u003e (the text refers to legislation passed September 19, 1776, and repeals earlier colonial oath statutes)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"674\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"637\"\u003eDocument Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal legislative committee draft\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"679\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"2ah60e\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"704\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"818\"\u003eThis is one of the earliest loyalty laws enacted by an American state following the Declaration of Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003eIts purpose was to secure the new Revolutionary government by requiring public officers and others holding positions of trust to renounce allegiance to Great Britain and swear fidelity to the State of New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1055\"\u003eThe opening declares:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1161\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1161\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1161\"\u003e\"...it is essentially necessary for the Safety of this State that a proper Test be established...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1203\"\u003eIt authorizes a formal loyalty oath for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14xms9c\" data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003ecivil officers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"pn9e1i\" data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1241\"\u003emilitary officers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6a410c\" data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003emagistrates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1sl07vf\" data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1274\"\u003epublic officials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1e87qae\" data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003epersons holding positions of trust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1459\"\u003eThose refusing the prescribed oath were disqualified from office and could be proceeded against as persons dangerous to the security of the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"usqu4u\" data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1493\"\u003eConstitutional Importance\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003eThis manuscript demonstrates the legal transformation from colony to independent state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003eOne of the most significant sections repeals the traditional colonial oath:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1735\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1735\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1735\"\u003e\"...Affirmation to the King of Great Britain...are hereby repealed.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1874\"\u003eThat sentence marks the formal replacement of allegiance to the British Crown with allegiance to the people and government of New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"1957\"\u003eFew Revolutionary manuscripts express that constitutional transition so directly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"22i63h\" data-start=\"2550\" data-end=\"2576\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePhysical Characteristics\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2578\" data-end=\"2751\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1lis3mv\" data-start=\"2578\" data-end=\"2599\"\u003eOriginal laid paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1t66udd\" data-start=\"2600\" data-end=\"2622\"\u003eIron-gall manuscript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli 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