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Book/Printed Material An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio.

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Title

  • An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio.

Names

  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • United States.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia : s.n., 1787]

Headings

  • -  Northwest, Old--Politics and government
  • -  United States--Territories and possessions

Notes

  • -  A draft of the Ordinance of 1787.
  • -  Imprint from Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 33, p. 753. Bristol gives John Dunlap as printer and Philadelphia as place of publication.
  • -  Bristol B6614
  • -  Shipton & Mooney 45181
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 582
  • -  ESTC W23946
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LC copy has annotations in the margin which indicate changes made in the May 10, 1787 reading of the ordinance and ascribed to Nathan Dane (cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, 582). Accompanied by a ms. copy of the 6th article of the ordinance (1 sheet ; 19 x 14 cm.) in Dane's hand. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, 582).
  • -  LAC sba 2021-06-23 update (1 card)
  • -  Scanned card stamped as no. 2783. LAC sba 2021-06-23.

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 34 x 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 224a
  • Cont Cong no. 224

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898153

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Continental Congress, United States, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1787] Online Text. https://www.loc.gov/item/90898153/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, United States & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1787) An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio. [Philadelphia: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898153/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, United States, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1787] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90898153/>.