The First Continental Congress was formed and met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, at the beginning of the American Revolution.
Its purpose was to address "intolerable acts" and other infringements imposed on the colonies by the British Parliament.
These are the important papers, letters, treaties, reports, and assorted records, some of which are iconic and famed and others of which remain obscure, that contributed to the revolutionary establishment of American independence and subsequent establishment of the United States government.
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