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Book/Printed Material By the United States in Congress assembled, April 7, 1781

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Title

  • 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 commanders of private armed vessels, commissioned by letters of marque or general reprisals, or otherwise by the authority of the United States in Congress assembled. ...

Names

  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824.
  • Claypoole, David C., 1757?-1849, printer.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia : Printed by David C. Claypoole, 1781]

Headings

  • -  Privateering--United States
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prizes, etc
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Genre

  • Broadsides--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1781
  • Broadsheet format (Printing)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1781

Notes

  • -  Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary.
  • -  Imprint from Evans.
  • -  Line endings differ from those given by the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 21, p. 1199-1200.
  • -  Evans 17384
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 359
  • -  Formerly LCCN tes54-322. qr01 09-06-90

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 34 x 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 69

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898104

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Charles Thomson, David C Claypoole, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. By the United States in Congress assembled, April 7,: 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 commanders of private armed vessels, commissioned by letters of marque or general reprisals, or otherwise by the authority of the United States in Congress assembled. [Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole, 1781] Online Text. https://www.loc.gov/item/90898104/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Thomson, C., Claypoole, D. C. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1781) By the United States in Congress assembled, April 7,: 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 commanders of private armed vessels, commissioned by letters of marque or general reprisals, or otherwise by the authority of the United States in Congress assembled. [Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898104/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, et al. By the United States in Congress assembled, April 7,: 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 commanders of private armed vessels, commissioned by letters of marque or general reprisals, or otherwise by the authority of the United States in Congress assembled. [Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole, 1781] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90898104/>.