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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.
  • Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824, signer.
  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [New York : s.n., 1787]

Headings

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

Genre

  • Laws--United States--1787
  • Autographs (Provenance)--Statesmen--United States--1787

Notes

  • -  The ordinance as passed July 13, 1787. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 32, p. 334-343.
  • -  Imprint from Evans. Former attribution to the press of John Dunlap rejected in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 33, p. 753.
  • -  Evans 20779
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 584
  • -  LC copy signed in ms.: Chas Thomson, secy.
  • -  Cont Cong Bside no. 225 Copy 2 filmed as Cont Cong Bside no. 224b. qr03 06-01-90

Medium

  • [4] p. (p. [2-4] blank) ; 33 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 225
  • Cont Cong no. 225 Copy 2 Copy 2. Signed in ms.: Chas Thomson. Annotated by another hand to show revisions of the ordinance. Cf. JCC, v. 33, p. 757.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898154

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States, Charles Thomson, United States Continental Congress, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio. [New York: s.n, 1787] Online Text. https://www.loc.gov/item/90898154/.

APA citation style:

United States, Thomson, C., United States Continental Congress & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1787) An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio. [New York: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898154/.

MLA citation style:

United States, et al. An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio. [New York: s.n, 1787] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90898154/>.