Soldiers of the Continental Army surround the Philadelphia State House, where the Third Confederation Congress is meeting, and demand back pay. Congress is forced to adjourn from Philadelphia when President (governor) John Dickinson, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, refuses to call out the State Militia to protect Congress.
[restored 9/4/2021]
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References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1039.
U.S. Senate: The Nine Capitals of the United States
www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htm
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