the ninth day 
of July in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and 
Seventy-Eight, and in the Third Year of the independence of America.
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Agreed to by Congress 15 November 1777
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In force after ratification by Maryland, 1 March 1781
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