<Li> Rachel Fletcher, Betsy Ross's daughter, gave an affidavit to the Betsy Ross story . </Li> <Li> A painting which might be dated 1851 by Ellie Wheeler, allegedly the daughter of Thomas Sully, shows Betsy Ross sewing the flag . If the painting is authentic and the date correct, the story was known nearly 20 years before Canby's presentation to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania . </Li> <P> The question "Who made the first American flag?" can only be given speculative answers . There are at least 17 flag makers and upholsterers who worked in Philadelphia during the time the flag was made . Margaret Manny is thought to have made the first Continental Colors (or Grand Union Flag), but there is no evidence to prove she also made the Stars and Stripes . Other flag makers of that period include Rebecca Young, Anne King, Cornelia Bridges, and flag painter William Barrett . Hugh Stewart sold a "flag of the United Colonies" to the Committee of Safety, and William Alliborne was one of the first to manufacture United States ensigns . Any flag maker in Philadelphia could have sewn the first American flag . According to Canby, there were other variations of the flag being made at the same time Ross was sewing the design that would carry her name . If true, there may not be one "first" flag, but many . </P> <P> As late as 1779, the War Board of Continental Congress had still not settled on what the Standard of the United States should look like . The committee sent a letter to General Washington asking his opinion, and submitting a design that included the serpent, as well as a number corresponding to the state which flew the flag . </P>

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