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Book/Printed Material A supplement to an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory"

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Title

  • A supplement to an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory" : Whereas it is found to be inconvenient to execute that part of the land ordinance passed May 20th, 1785, which directs that certain proportions of lands be allotted to the several states, to be sold by the loan officers in each state ...

Names

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

Created / Published

  • [New York : s.n., 1788]

Headings

  • -  Surveying--Public lands--Northwest, Old
  • -  Land grants--Northwest, Old
  • -  United States--New York--New York

Genre

  • Broadsides--New York (N.Y.)--1788
  • Laws--United States--1788
  • Broadsheet format (Printing)--New York (N.Y.)--1788

Notes

  • -  Originated in the Continental Congress on March 19, 1788. Enacted into law on July 9.
  • -  Place of publication from Evans and date of publication from the Journals of the Continental Congress 607. Former attribution to John Dunlap rejected in the JCC, v. 34, p. 631. Recorded in Dunlap's account book. Cf. JCC 607.
  • -  Evans 20788
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 607
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 42 x 25 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 236

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898165

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Continental Congress, United States, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. A supplement to an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory": Whereas it is found to be inconvenient to execute that part of the land ordinance passed May 20th, which directs that certain proportions of lands be allotted to the several states, to be sold by the loan officers in each state. [New York: s.n, 1788] Online Text. https://www.loc.gov/item/90898165/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, United States & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1788) A supplement to an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory": Whereas it is found to be inconvenient to execute that part of the land ordinance passed May 20th, which directs that certain proportions of lands be allotted to the several states, to be sold by the loan officers in each state. [New York: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898165/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, United States, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. A supplement to an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory": Whereas it is found to be inconvenient to execute that part of the land ordinance passed May 20th, which directs that certain proportions of lands be allotted to the several states, to be sold by the loan officers in each state. [New York: s.n, 1788] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90898165/>.