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Much wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, a bit loose in binding, preliminaries quite dampstained and to a lessor extent the page edges though not affecting the text. Brown blind stamped cloth with a floral motif, gilt spine titles. Scarce. Committees or Councils of Safety were a later outcome of the committees of correspondence formed as the Revolution and Declaration of Independence drew closer. Committees of safety were executive bodies that governed during adjournments of, were created by, and derived their authority from, provincial assemblies or congresses, like those of the New York Provincial Congress. Vermont, never having been a British colony, had no provincial congress and had in fact declared itself to be an independent republic on January 15th, 1777 over the objections of New York which contested with New Hampshire for the territory. It remained independent until joining the union in 1791 as the 14th state. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!