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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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Draft of Instructions to Superintendant of Indian Affairs.
568. Instructions to ... / Superintendant of Indian Affai[r]s for the ... Department./Sir,/
Fo. Broadside.
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, p. 315 and Broadsides. They measure 21 × 33.5 cm. An edition of 60 copies was printed, at a cost of 18 shillings. The entry in Dunlap's account is dated February 7. Ford, No. 455; Evans, No. 20771.
Resolutions on Reduction of the Civil List.
569. By the United States in Congress/ assembled,/March 23, 1787./ On the report of a committee appointed to consider the reductions ne-/ cessary to be made in the civil list department. ... Fo. [2 pp.]
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Copies are in the John Carter Brown Library, signed by Charles Thomson, and New York Public Library. They measure 20.2 × 33 cm. An edition of 100 copies was printed, at a cost of £1. The entry in Dunlap's account is under the date of March 30. Evans, No. 20757.
Rules and Articles for the Government of the Troops of the United States of May 31, 1786.
570. Whereas crimes may be committed by officers and soldiers.
An edition of 150 copies was printed at a cost of £2--4. The entry in Dunlap's account follows that of March 30. The following certificate, in Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 151, p. 254½ explains this imprint: "This certifies that Mr Swain, by my direction, printed for the use of the public, one hundred and fifty copies of the rules and articles for the government of the troops in the service of the United States, as established by Congress 31st May 1786. Given at the War Office the 31st March 1787. (s) H Knox"
Report on a Circular Letter to the States.
571. Office for Foreign Affairs, 6th April, 1787./ The Secretary of the United States for the department of foreign affairs, in pursuance of the order of Congress directing / ... Fo. [2 pp.]
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, Broadsides. They measure 21.5 × 36 cm. An edition of 20 copies was printed at a cost of £1--10. Evans, No. 20775.
Circular Letter to the States.
572. United States in Congress assem-/bled,/ April 13, 1787./ The following letter was unanimously agreed to. / Sir, /
Fo. [3 pp.]
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 49, pp. 329--331 and Broadsides, signed by Charles Thomson. They measure 20 × 31.8 cm. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of £1--12, and apparently a second edition of 100 copies at a cost of £2. Ford, No. 437; Evans, No. 20776.
Proposed Ordinance for Settling Accounts.
573. The Board of Treasury to whom was referred a motion for repealing the ordi-/ nance of the 13th of October last, and that the Board be directed to report an ordi-/
Large Fo. Broadside.
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Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 59, III, p. 451 and Broadsides. They measure 32.5 × 41.8 cm. The first copy has manuscript changes to bring the text into agreement with the ordinance as passed. The report was read in Congress on April 18. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of £1--6. Ford No. 438; Evans, No. 20755.
Report of Secretary at War Relative to Post St. Vincents.
574. The Secretary of the United States for the department of war to whom was referred his letter to Congress of the 16 of April
An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of 16 shillings.
Resolution on Copper Coinage.
575. By the United States in Congress/assembled,/April 21st, 1787./ On the report of a committee to whom was referred a report of the/ board of treasury on certain proposals for coining copper,/
F.o. Broadside
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, Broadsides, signed by Charles Thomson. They measure 20 × 31.5 cm. An edition of 60 copies was printed, at a cost of 18 shillings. Evans, No. 20758.
Resolutions for Selling Lands in Western Territory.
576. By the United States in Congress assembled. April 21, 1787. That after the Secretary at War shall have drawn the proportionate quantity of lands
An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of £1. Ford No. 439: Evans, No. 20759.
Report of Committee on Disposing of Western Territory.
577. The committee, consisting of Mr. Carrington, Mr. Varnum, Mr. Clarke, Mr. King, and Mr./Hawkins, to whom was referred a motion of Mr. Carrington for revising the ordinance for sur-/veying and selling the western territory,--report as follows:/ ... Fo. Broadside.
A copy is in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, p. 129. It measures 22.2 × 40.8 cm. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of 18 shillings. Ford, No. 441; Evans. No. 20766.
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Blank for Statement of Representation in Congress.
578. A State of the Representation in Congress for the month of/ ... 178 ... pursuant to the Act of 17th August, 1785./
Fo. Broadside.
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, Miscellany. They are filled out for April and May, 1787. They measure 20.3 × 33 cm. An edition of 100 copies was printed at a cost of £1--10. Evans, No. 20787.
Resolution Repealing the Requisition of October 21, 1786.
579. By the United States in Congress as-/sembled./ May 3, 1787./ On a report of the Board of Treasury to whom was referred a motion for re-/pealing the special requisition. ... Fo. Broadside
A copy is in the John Carter Brown Library, signed by Charles Thomson. It measures 19.5 × 32.3 cm. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of 16 shillidgs. Evans, No. 20760.
Ordinance for Settling Accounts.
580. By the United States in Congress as-/sembled,/May, 7, 1787./ An Ordinance for settling the Accounts between the United States,/ and Individual States./ ... Fo. Broadside
A copy is in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, Broadsides, signed by Charles Thomson. It measures 21 × 34 cm. An edition of 100 copies was printed at a cost of £1--6. Evans, No. 20761.
Proposed Ordinance for Western Territory.
581. An Ordinance for the government of the Western Territory./ It is hereby ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, that there shall be/ ... Fo. [2 pp.]
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, Broadsides. They measure 21 × 33.2 cm. This is the imprint ordered by Congress on May 9. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of 18 shillings. Evans No. 20778.
582. An Ordinance for the Government of the/Territory of the United States, North-West/of the River Ohio./ Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, That the said territory, for the/ ... Fo. [2 pp.]
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A copy is in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, Broadsides, with manuscript changes and with a copy of the sixth article in the writing of Nathan Dane attached. It measures 21.5 × 33.5. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of £1--10. The entry in Dunlap's account is under July 8.
Report of Committee on Memorial of Parsons.
583. The Committee consisting of ... to whom was/referred the Memorial of Samuel Holden Parsons,/Esquire, report as follows./ Resolved, That the treasury board be authorized and empowered/
Fo. Broadside
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 19, V, pp. 31 and 32, and Broadsides. They measure 21.5 × 33.4 cm. The second copy has manuscript amendments in the writing of Charles Thomson. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of 16 shillings. The entry in Dunlap's account follows July 13. Ford, No. 443; Evans, No. 20765.
Ordinance of 1787.
584. An Ordinance for the Government of the Territo-/ry of the United States, North-West of the River/Ohio./Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled, That the said territory, for the purposes of tempo-/ ... Fo. [2 pp.]
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 59, I, pp. 229--230 and Broadsides, signed by Charles Thomson. They measure 21.5 × 32.7. One copy is annotated in a later hand to show the changes made during debate. An edition of 100 copies was printed at a cost of £1--15. The entry in Dunlap's account is dated July 13. Ford, No. 444; Evans, No. 20779.
Treaty with Morocco.
585. The United States of America, in/Congress assembled,/To All who shall see these Presents, Greeting./Whereas the United States of/ ... Fo. [3 pp.]
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, Broadsides, signed by Charles Thomson. They measure 20.1 × 32.7 cm. An edition of 100 copies was printed, in two columns, at a cost of £2--4. The entry in Dunlap's account is dated July 26. Ford, No. 445; Evans, No. 20789.
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Report of Secretary at War on Indian Affairs in the Northern Department.
586. The Secretary of the United States for the depart-/ment of War, to whom were referred certain Papers/transmitted by the Superintendant of Indian Af-/fairs for the Northern department,/Reports,/
Fo. Broadside.
A copy is in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 27, p. 346. It measures 22.2 × 34.4 cm. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of £1--4. The entry in Dunlap's account follows July 8. Ford, No. 446; Evans, No. 20786.
Report of Committee on Indian Affairs in the Southern Department.
587. The Committee consisting of Mr. Kearney, Mr. Car-/rington, Mr. Bingham, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Dane,/to whom was referred the Report of the Secretary at/War, and sundry Papers relative to Indian Affairs in/the Southern Department; and also a motion of the/Delegates from the State of Georgia,/Report,/ ... Fo. [2 pp.]
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 30, pp. 311--312, No. 56, pp. 445--446 and Broadsides. They measure 20.3 × 33.1 cm. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of £1--10. The entry in Dunlap's account is dated August 3. Ford, No. 447; Evans, No. 20770.
Proposed Constitution, first imprint.
588. We the People of the States/of New Hampshire, Massachusetts,/Rhode-Island and Providence Plan-/tations, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Penn-/sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Caro-/lina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, do ordain, declare/and establish the following Constitution for the Govern-/ment of Ourselves and our Posterity./ Fo. [7 pp.] (printed on one side only)
Copies, which belonged to James Madison, William Samuel Johnson, and David Brearley, are in the Library of Congress. They measure 26.9 × 40.6 cm. This was the report of the committee of five or of detail which was brought in August 6. This is the first Convention imprint of the proposed Constitution and was printed by Dunlap and Claypoole. Ford, Bid. Const., No. 8; Evans, No. 20815.
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Report of Committee on Indian Affairs in the Northern Department.
589. The committee, consisting of Mr. Dane, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Kean, Mr. Irvine, and Mr./Carrington, to whom were referred the Report of the Secretary at War, and sundry Pa-/pers relative to Indian Affairs in the Northern Department;--Report in Part:/ Fo.Broadside.
A copy is in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 27, p. 345. It measures 21.1 × 32 cm. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of 18 shillings. The entry in Dunlap's account follows August 13. Ford, No. 454; Evans, No. 20768.
Report of Committee on the Civil Department.
590. The Committee, consisting of Mr. Dane, Mr. Clark,/Mr. Varnum, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Grayson, to/whom it was referred to consider what Officers fin the Civil Department are become unneces-/sary; and to whom also was referred a Motion of/Mr. Dane, respecting the Department of the/Treasury--report the following Resolutions./ Resolved,/ ... Fo. Broadside.
A copy is in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 26, p. 659. It measures 19.7 × 29.5 cm. It bears manuscript changes to bring it into conformity with the report as passed. An edition of 60 copies was printed at a cost of 10 shillings. The entry in Dunlap's account is dated August 13. Ford, No. 451; Evans, No. 20767.
Proposed Constitution: Report of Committee on Style and Arrangement.
591. We, the People of the United States, in order to form/a more perfect union, to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide/for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings/of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the/United States of America.
Fo. 4 pp. (printed on one side only).
Copies which belonged to David Brearley, William Samuel Johnson, James Madison, and George Washington are in the Library of Congress. They measure 26 × 42.5 cm. These copies bear manuscript changes by the possessors which were made on September 13 to 15 and 17. This report was ordered printed September 12 and was brought in to the Convention September 13. The edition was printed by Dunlap and Claypoole, the type form being the same as that used in the final Convention imprint of the Constitution (No. 592), with printer's corrections. Ford, Bib. Const., No. 9; Evans, No. 20816.
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Proposed Constitution: Final Report of the Convention.
592. We, the People of the United States, in order to form/a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide/ for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings/of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the/United States of America./ [Colophon.] Printed by Dunlap and Claypoole. ... Fo. 6 pp.
This is the official edition of the Convention, consisting of the Constitution, the resolution of the Convention and the letter of Washington to the President of Congress, transmitting the report. Copies of this imprint, which belonged to James Madison and Edmund Pendleton, are in the Library of Congress. They measure 26 × 40.5 cm. The edition of 500 copies was printed after the signing of the engrossed copies of the documents, by Dunlap and Claypoole. The type forms of the Constitution employed for No. 591, with printer's corrections for the changes made from September 13 to 17 inclusive, were used for this printing. This imprint has an error in line seven of Article V, where it reads "seven" instead of "eight." The type forms of this imprint, with the preamble reset in large type and the leads reduced in certain places, were used by Dunlap and Claypoole to print the edition of September 19 of the Pennsylvania Packet and Advertiser, No. 2690. The error noted above in the official imprint was corrected in the Packet. Ford, Bib. Const., No. 10; Evans, No. 20818.
Report of Convention on Form of Government.
593. We the People of the United States, in order to/form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,/insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the/common Defence, promote the general Wel-/fare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to/ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and/establish this Constitution for the United/States of America./
Fo. [4 pp.]
This is the official edition of the Congress, signed by Charles Thomson and sent to the States for ratification. A copy is in the Department of State, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 122, wafered between pp. 98--99. This imprint comprises the Constitution, the resolution of the Convention, Washington's letter and the Resolve of Congress of September 28, 1787. It is printed in two columns, apparently in the shop of J. McLean, since the report of the Convention, appears to be printed from the type forms used by McLean in the supplement to the Independent Journal of September 22, with corrections of errors and some resetting to save space in order to include the Report and the Resolve on four pages. An edition of 100 copies of the new Constitution was printed for Congress at a cost of £3--10. The entry appears in Dunlap's account under the date of September 29. What was
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apparently a second edition of 100 copies of the new Constitution was printed at a cost of £1--4. The entry for this printing is dated October 3 in Dunlap's account. Ford, No. 450; Evans, No. 20817.
Report of Board of Treasury on Requisition.
594. The Board of Treasury, to whom "it was/referred to report a Requisition for the current year, in-/cluding one year's Interest on the Foreign Debt, and such part/of the Principal as may become due in the ensuing year; and/providing for the Payment of one year's Interest on the Do-/mestic Debt, in a mode most convenient to the States, and/advantageous to the Union."/ 4°. 14 pp.
A copy is in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 139, pp. 587--598. It measures 16.2 × 21.5 cm. An edition of 100 copies was printed at a cost of £4--16. The entry in Dunlap's account follows after that of October 3. Ford, No. 449; Evans, No. 20756.
Resolution on Raising Troops.
595. By the United States in Congress assembled. October 3, 1787. Whereas the time for which the greater part of the troops on the frontiers are engaged will expire
An edition of 100 copies was printed at a cost of 18 shillings. The entry in Dunlap's account follows after that of October 3. Ford, No. 452; Evans, No. 20762.
Resolve on Requisition of 1787.
596. By the United States in Con-/gress assembled./ October 11, 1787./ The Committee to whom was referred a Report of the Board of Treasury and a Motion/of Mr. Kean, respecting the Requisition for 1787, having reported, "That/ ... Fo. [2 pp.]
Copies are in the Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress, Broadsides, signed by Charles Thomson. They measure 20 × 32.2 cm. An edition of 100 copies was printed at a cost of £1--10. The entry in Dun. lap's account follows thai of October 3. Ford, No. 453; Evans, No. 20763.
Journals of the Continental Congress.
597. Journal/of the/United States/In Congress Assembled:/ containing/The Proceedings/from/The Sixth Day of November, 1786,/ to/The Fifth Day of November, 1787./ vol. XII./Published by order of Congress./M,DCC,LXXVII./ ... 8°. pp. 255, [9].
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Copies of this official edition of the Journals are in the Library of Congress. This volume does not bear the name of the printer, but it is uniform with those for 1785--1786 and 1787--1788, which were from the press of John Dunlap. The entries in the accounts of John Dunlap for the printing of this volume of the Journals are as follows:
Paper for the above 6 Reams @ 17/ ... 5- 2-
[Note 1: 1 The list of Continental Congress imprints is derived from the Register of Accounts, Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 146. In this Register are enrered the quarterly accounts of John Dunlap, who appears as the only printer employed by Congress in 1787. Dunlap, however, did not have a press in New York and it is obvious that reports and resolutions, which were ordered printed and needed for immediate use, could not be sent to Philadelphia for printing. In the case of the Congress imprint of the new Constitution in September 1787, it is clear that the imprint came from the press of John McLean, notwithstanding the fact that the accounts show that Dunlap was paid for this printing. The only obvious explanation is that Dunlap as printer to Congress prior to the removal to New York continued in this capacity and arranged for other printers in New York to do the work, while he presented the corresponding bills. As a consequence of this statement the Congress imprints are not here ascribed to the press of Dunlap as has been customary heretofore. The numbers in Paul L. Ford, Bibliography of the Official Publications of the Continental Congress (1890) and Bibliography of the Constitution of the United States (1896) and Charles Evans, American Bibliography, are indicated.]
To 6 Reams paper for the above @ 18/ ... 5- 8
To paper for the above 10 Reams @ 17/ ... 8-10
The account of Robert Hodge rendered December 31, 1787, includes the following items for binding of the Journals for 1786--1787:
In Dunlap's account for the second quarter there is this additional entry:
To printing Index to Vol. 10th., 2 sheets and finding paper £19-12-
Journals of the Continental Congress [reprint].
598. 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,LXXX-VII.
8o. pp. 522, [17], lxxix
A copy of this reprint of the Journals is in the Library of Congress. It covers the proceedings from January 1, 1781, to November 2, 1782. An edition of 600 copies, consisting of 391/2 sheets, was printed by Patterson at a cost of £193, for which a bill was rendered on October 1, 1787. See Ford, No. 322.
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