Jefferson’s Annotated Copy of Franklin’s Proposed Articles of Confederation

“Any and every colony from Great Britain upon the continent of North America not at present engaged in our association may upon application and joining the said association be received into this Confederation, viz. Quebec, Canada, St. John’s, Nova Scotia, Bermudas, and the East and West Floridas: and shall thereupon be entitled to all the advantages and obligations of our union, mutual assistance and commerce.”

“Jefferson’s Annotated Copy of Franklin’s Proposed Articles of Confederation, [June–July 1775],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-01-02-0109