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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
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Resolution on Impost.
355. Resolved, That it be recommended to the several / states, as indispensably necessary to the restoration of public credit, ... / ... to vest in the united / states in congress assembled a power to levy for the / use of the united states, a duty of five per cent ad / valorem.
Fo. Broadside.
Report on Convention Prisoners.
356. United States in Congress assembled, / March 3, 1781.
Fo.1 l.
Report of Kean, Gorham, Pinckney, Smith and Grayson.
Capture and Condemnation of Prizes.
357. An Ordinance, / Relative to the Capture and Condemnation of / Prizes. March 27, 1781. Signed, Sam'l Huntington, President. Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole. Fo. Broadside.
A copy is in the Library of Congress. It measures 34 × 21 cm.
358. An Ordinance, / relative to the Capture and Condemnation of Prizes. Fo. Broadside.
This is the same ordinance as the preceding number, but differs in type and arrangement, and the printer's name does not appear.
A copy is in the Library of Congress. It measures 30.1 × 20.3 cm.
Instructions to Privateers.
359. By the / United States In Congress Assembled, / April 7, 1781. / Be it ordained, and it is hereby ordained by the United States in Congress / assembled, that the following Instructions be observed by the Captains or Com-/manders of private armed vessels,
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commissioned by letters of marque or general / reprisals, or otherwise by the authority of the United States in Congress assembled. /
Signed: / Extract from the Minutes, / CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary. / Fo. Broadside.
A copy is in the John Carter Brown Library. It measures 33.8 × 20.7 cm.
Plan of Bank of North America.
360. Plan for Establishing a National Bank for the United States ... To which is annexed, a Resolution of Congress, of the 26th of May 1781, acceding thereto; And a Particular Explanation of the Use of said Bank, By Robert Morris, Esquire, Superintendent [sic] of the Finance of America. Providence: ... Bennett Wheeler, [1781.] 8°. pp. 11.
Title from Sabin. Cf. Journals May 26 and December 31, 1781.
Ordinance for Marine Captures.
361. An Ordinance, / Ascertaining what Captures on / Water shall be lawful. / In pursuance of the Powers delegated by the Confederation in Cases of / Capture on Water: / ... / Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole, in Market-Street. / Fo. Broadside.
A copy is in the Library of Congress. It measures 42 x 26.5 cm.
Prize Numbers in Lottery.
362. A List / Of the Fortunate Numbers / In the Fourth Class / of the / United States Lottery. / [Colophon.] Printed by Hall and Sellers. [1781.] / Sin. 4°. pp. 83 (1).
Drawn on April 2, 1781, in pursuance of a resolution of Congress adopted Feb. 6, 1781.
Rules for Troops.
363. Rules and Articles for the Better Government of the Troops of the United States. Philadelphia. MDCCLXXXI. 8°. pp. 36.
Title from Sabin.
364. The / Constitutions / of the / Several Independent States / of / America; / the / Declaration of Independence; / the / Articles of Confederation / between the said States; / the / Treaties between His Most Christian Majesty / and the United States of America. / Published
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by order of Congress. / Philadelphia: / Printed by Francis Bailey, in Market Street. / M.DCC.LXXXI. /
Sm. 8°. pp. (2) 3--226.
Printed in pursuance of a resolve of Dec. 29, 1780.
A copy is in the Library of Congress.
365. The / Constitutions / of the several / Independent States / of / America; / the / Declaration of Independence; / the / Articles of Confederation / between the said states; the / Treaties between His Most Christian Majesty / and the United States of America. / Published by order of Congress. / Philadelphia Printed / London Reprinted, / with an / Advertisement / By the Editor, / For J. Stockdale, in Piccadilly; and sold by J. Walker, / Nu. 44, in Pater-noster-Row. / MDCCLXXXIII. 8°. pp. viii, 168.
A copy is in the Library of Congress.
366. The / Constitutions / of the several / Independent States / of / America; / the / Declaration of Independence; / the / Articles of Confederation / between the said States; / the / Treaties between His Most Christian Majesty / and the United States of America. / With an / Appendix, / containing / An Authentic Copy of the Treaty concluded between their / High Mightinesses the States-General and the United / States of America, and the Provisional Treaty. / Published by order of Congress. / Philadelphia Printed: / London, Reprinted, / with an / Advertisement by J. L. De Lolme, / For J. Walker, No. 44, in Pater-noster-Row, and / J. Debrett, in Piccadilly / MDCCLXXXIII. /
8°. pp. viii, 189, (2), portrait of Franklin and map of North America.
A copy is in the Library of Congress.
367. The / constitutions / of the several / independent states / of / America; / the / Declaration of Independence; / and the / Articles of Confederation / between the said states. / To which are now added, the / Declaration of rights; / the / Non-importation agreement; / and the / Petition of Congress to the King; / delivered by Mr. Penn. / With an / appendix, / containing the / Treaties between His Most Chriistan [sic] Ma-/jesty and the United States of America; the / Provisional Treaty with America; / and (never before published) / an authentic copy of the treaty con-/cluded between their High Mightines-/ses the States-General, and the United / States of
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America. / The whole arranged, with a / Preface and Dedication, / By the Rev. William Jackson. / London: / Printed for J. Stockdale, in Piccadilly. 1783. 8°. (4) xxix, (2), 472, (2).
A second edition of the same, dated 1783, has two additional pages of advertisements at the end and, as a frontispiece, a portrait of Washington, engraved by W. Sharp. A copy of each edition is in the Library of Congress.
368. A / Collection / of the / Constitutions / of / the Thirteen / United States / of / North America / ... Published by Order of Congress. / Philadelphia, Printed. / Glasgow: Re-printed/By John Bryce, Saltmarket. / M,DCC,LXXXIII. / 12°. pp. (2), 257.
A copy is in the Library of Congress.
369. The / Constitutions / of the several /Independent States/of / America; the Declaration of Independence; / the / Articles of Confederation / between the said States; / and the / Treaties between His Most Christian Majesty / and The United States of America. / Published by order of Congress. / London printed, / from the original Philadelphia edition, / with an Advertisement by the London Editor; / And Dublin Reprinted, / For Messrs. Gilbert, Price, Walker, White, / Beatty, Byrne and Cash. / M,DCC,LXXXIII. / 8°. pp. (8) 264.
A copy is in the Library of Congress, Duane Pamphlets, Volume 49, No. 12.
370. Constitutions / des / Trieze États-Unis /de l'Amérique. / Philadelphie; / et se trouve à Paris, /
Chez. ... Ph.-D. Pierres, Imprimeur Ordinaire du Roi, / rue Saint-Jacques. /
Pissot, père & fils, Libraires, quai des / Augustins. /
/ 1783. 8°. pp. (4), 540.
There are copies in large paper in 4°.
A copy of the large paper edition is in the Library of Congress.
In Sabin's Dictionary another edition is given, but I think it is the same as this, as the contents are identical. It is said to have been translated by the Duc de Rochefoucauld.
Some copies seen have a supplementary 4 pages, being "Acte de la République de Virginia, / qui établit la liberté de Religion."
371. The / Constitutions / of the / several independent states / of / America; / the / Declaration of Independence; / the / Articles of Confederation / between the said states; / the / Treaties between His Most Christian / Majesty and the United States of America. / --And the Treaties between their High / Mightinesses the States General of the /
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United Netherlands and the United States / of America. / Published originally by Order of Congress. / The Second edition. / Boston: Printed by Norman and Bowen, in / Marshall's-Lane, near the Bostonstone / M.DCC.LXXXV. 16°. pp. 28, 5--180 (1), 1--29.
This includes the Definitive Treaty with England.
A copy is in the Library of Congress.
372. The / Constitutions / of the / several Independent States / of / America; / the / Declaration / of / Independence; / the / Articles / of / Confederation / Between the said States; / and the/Definitive Treaty between Great-Britain / and the United States of America. / Published by Order of Congress. / New-York: / Re-Printed by E. Oswald, at the Printing / Office, No. 25, Water-Street. / M,DCC,LXXX,VI. 18°. pp. 266.
A copy is in the Library of Congress.
Many editions succeed this, but only after the adoption of the Federal Constitution, as well as the alteration of several of the state constitutions, so as to essentially alter the contents of the collection. These have therefore been omitted.
Journals. 1781--2.
373. Journals / of / Congress, / and of the / United States / in Congress Assembled. / Published by Order of Congress. / Volume VII. / Philadelphia: / Printed by David C. Claypoole. / M,DCC,LXXXI.
8°. pp. 522, (4), lxxix.
Though the title is only for the year 1781, this volume includes the whole of the year 1782. The supplementary 4 pages, or "Appendix to Volume seventh," dated May 4, 1781, are "Rules for conducting Business in the United States in Congress assembled." The index is by a misprint termed "General Index to Volume VIII."
A copy is in the Library of Congress.
374. Journals / of / Congress / and of the / United States / in Congress assembled. / For the Year 1781. / Published by order of Congress. / Volume VII. / New York: / Printed by John Patterson. / M,DCC,LXXXVII. 8. pp. 522, (17), lxxix. P. L.
A reprint of the preceding volume, of which 500 copies were printed by order of Congress of Sept. 13, 1786. It follows that volume very closely, many pages being composed in exact copy, but it prints the report of Duane, Sharpe and Wolcott April 18, 1781, on the U. S. debts (Appendix pp. [5--17]) which was not printed in the former volume, and the error in the index is corrected.
A copy is in the Library of Congress.
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