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The Mayflower Compact, 1620 The Albany Congress, 1754 The First Continental Congress, 1774 The Declaration of Independence, 1776 The Constitutional Convention, 1787 The First Federal Congress, 1789 Washington's Inauguration, 1789 Washington's Farewell Address, 1796

A view of the central scene with the flanking vignettes is also available.

Allyn Cox
Oil on Canvas
1973-1974

In 1754 the British government asked colonial representatives to meet in Albany, New York, to develop a treaty with Native Americans and plan the defense of the colonies against France. Exceeding these limited objectives, the assembly adopted a plan developed by Benjamin Franklin for government of the colonies by a central executive and a council of delegates. Although rejected by England and the colonies, the Albany Plan became a useful guide in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. The mural depicts some of the delegates (from left to right): William Franklin and his father, Benjamin (Pennsylvania); Governor Thomas Hutchinson (Massachusetts); Governor William Delancey (New York); Sir William Johnson (Massachusetts); Colonel Benjamin Tasker (Maryland).