Hart, A. B. American History told by Contemporaries. 4 vols. 1897-1901.
MacDonald, William. Select Charters and other Documents illustrative of American History. 1899.
Niles, Hezekiah. Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America. Baltimore, 1822. New York [reprint], 1876.
Sparks, Jared. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution. 12 vols. Boston, 1829-30.
Wharton, Francis. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence. 6 vols. Washington, 1889.
II. Colonial and State Records and Statutes
Channing, E., Hart, A. B., and Turner, F. J. Guide to the Study and Reading of American History. Boston, rev. ed., 1912.
Bradford, Alden [editor]. Speeches of the Governors of Massachusetts from 1765 to 1775; and the Answers of the House of Representatives, with their Resolutions. Boston, 1818.
III. The Continental Congress
Ford, W. C, and Hunt, G. Journals of the Continental Congress. Washington, 1904- (in course of publication. Vol. XXIII carries the record through 1782. Bibliographical appendices for each year list the publications of the Congress for the year.)
IV. The Federal Convention
Elliot, Jonathan. Debates in the several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, &c. 4 vols. Washington, 1827. 2d ed., 1836. "New"ed. 5 vols. Philadelphia, 1906.
Farrand, Max. Records of the Federal Convention of 1787. 3 vols. New Haven, 1911. (Authoritative and complete.) Farrand, Framing of the Constitution of the United States, New Haven, 1913, is a useful supplement to the Records.
V. Collected Writings of American Statesmen
Adams, John. Works . . . with a Life of the Author. Ed. Adams, C. F. 10 vols. Boston, 1850-56.
Adams, Samuel. Writings. Ed. Cushing, H. A. 4 vols. 1904-08.
Deane, Silas. The Deane Papers. Ed. Isham, C. Collections, N. Y. Hist. Soc. 3 vols. 1887-89.
Dickinson, John. Writings. Ed. Ford, P. L. Memoirs Hist. Soc. Pa. 3 vols. Philadelphia, 1895. This supersedes Political Writings. 2 vols. Wilmington, 1801.
Franklin, Benjamin. See Bibliography to Book I, Chap. VI.
Hamilton, Alexander. Works, comprising his Correspondence. Ed. Hamilton, J. C. 7 vols. 1850-51. Superseded by Works. Ed. Lodge, H. C. 10 vols. 1885.
Hutchinson, Thomas. See Bibliography to Book I, Chap. II.
Izard, Ralph. Correspondence. Vol. 1 [all published]. 1844.
Jay, John. Correspondence and Public Papers. Ed. Johnston, H. P. 4 vols. 1890-93.
Jefferson, Thomas. Writings. Ed. Washington, H. A. 9 vols. Washington, 1853-54. Superseded by Writings. Ed. Ford, P. L. 10 vols. 1892-99.
