[Prompt Script from Scene 7 of 1776] Page: 50 of 74
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SCENE 7 I 1776 133
Thank you for coming, Caesar. And God bless you,
sir.
Foot-stamping and other signs of approval from
all.
Call the roll, Mr. Thomson. And I'd remind you,
gentlemen, that a single "Nay" vote will defeat the
motion. Mr. Thomson?
Thomson goes to the tally board. During the fol-
lowing, Franklin is deeply engaged in silent argu-
- ment with Dickinson and Wilson, their heads re-
maining together.
0 THOMSON, droning:
New Hampshire-
BARTLETT:
New Hampshire says "Yea."
THOMSON:
New Hampshire says "Yea." Massachusetts-
JOHN:
Massachusetts says "Yea."
THOMSON:
Massachusetts says "Yea." Rhode Island-
HOPKINS:
Rhode Island says "Yea."
THOMSON:
Rhode Island says "Yea." Connecticut-
SHERMAN:
Connecticut says "Yea."
THOMSON:
Connecticut says "Yea." New York-
MORRIS:
New York abstains-courteously.
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Fulks, Lewis. [Prompt Script from Scene 7 of 1776], script, 1975-08~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth865106/m1/50/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1&rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.