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Title

  • In Congress, May 14, 1777 : Resolved, I. That the quarter-master general of the army be authorised and empowered to appoint one commissary general of forage for the army, and one for each of the military departments thereof ...

Names

  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824.
  • Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813, printer.
  • Gibs, George, former owner.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Fish-Kill [N.Y.] : Printed by Samuel Loudon, [1778]

Headings

  • -  United States.--Continental Army.--Commissary General's Department
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies
  • -  United States--New York (State)--Fishkill

Genre

  • Broadsides--New York (State)--Fishkill--1778
  • Broadsheet format (Printing)--New York (State)--Fishkill--1778

Notes

  • -  Twenty numbered resolutions of the Continental Congress on the Commissary Department, passed May 14, 1777; together with five resolves passed May 15, 1777-March 2, 1778. Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary.
  • -  Evans 16123
  • -  ESTC W23814
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Transfer; Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
  • -  LC copy has the name "George Gibs" written twice in margin of p. [1]; annotation on p. [2]: Resolve of Congress for QMS Dept. May 14, 1777.
  • -  LAC sba 2020-10-29 no edits (1 card)
  • -  Scanned card stamped as no. 1884. LAC sba 2020-10-29.
  • -  LAC sba 2021-06-08 no edits (1 card)
  • -  Scanned card stamped as no. 1883. LAC sba 2021-06-08.

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 32 x 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 43
  • Continental Congress Broadsides Mss. Div Evans 15671

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898044

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Charles Thomson, Samuel Loudon, George Gibs, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. In Congress,: Resolved, I. That the quarter-master general of the army be authorised and empowered to appoint one commissary general of forage for the army, and one for each of the military departments thereof. [Fish-Kill N.Y.: Printed by Samuel Loudon, 1778] Online Text. https://www.loc.gov/item/90898044/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Thomson, C., Loudon, S., Gibs, G. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1778) In Congress,: Resolved, I. That the quarter-master general of the army be authorised and empowered to appoint one commissary general of forage for the army, and one for each of the military departments thereof. [Fish-Kill N.Y.: Printed by Samuel Loudon] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898044/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, et al. In Congress,: Resolved, I. That the quarter-master general of the army be authorised and empowered to appoint one commissary general of forage for the army, and one for each of the military departments thereof. [Fish-Kill N.Y.: Printed by Samuel Loudon, 1778] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90898044/>.