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Book/Printed Material The Board of Treasury, to whom it was referred to revise the system adopted for the settlement of the accounts of the five great departments, and to report such alterations therein, or such other mode as in their opinion may be more conducive to a speedy and just settlement of said accounts

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Title

  • The Board of Treasury, to whom it was referred to revise the system adopted for the settlement of the accounts of the five great departments, and to report such alterations therein, or such other mode as in their opinion may be more conducive to a speedy and just settlement of said accounts : beg leave to report ...

Names

  • United States. Board of Treasury.
  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Osgood, Samuel, 1748-1813.
  • Livingston, Walter, 1740-1797.
  • Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [New York : s.n., 1786]

Headings

  • -  Finance, Public--United States--History--To 1789
  • -  United States--Appropriations and expenditures, 1786
  • -  United States--New York--New York

Genre

  • Broadsides--New York (N.Y.)--1786
  • Broadsheet format (Printing)--New York (N.Y.)--1786

Notes

  • -  Imprint suggested by the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 33, p. 753. Formerly ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in JCC, v. 31, p. 957 (#512). Bristol gives Dunlap as printer and Philadelphia as place of publication.
  • -  Signed and dated: Samuel Osgood, Walter Livingston, Arthur Lee. January 12, 1786.
  • -  Not in Evans.
  • -  Bristol B6388
  • -  Shipton & Mooney 44984
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 512
  • -  LC copy annotated on verso: 5 Departments Secretary of Congress Determined.

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 34 x 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 166

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898192

Online Format

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  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Board Of Treasury, United States Continental Congress, Samuel Osgood, Walter Livingston, Arthur Lee, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. The Board of Treasury, to whom it was referred to revise the system adopted for the settlement of the accounts of the five great departments, and to report such alterations therein, or such other mode as in their opinion may be more conducive to a speedy and just settlement of said accounts: beg leave to report. [New York: s.n, 1786] Online Text. https://www.loc.gov/item/90898192/.

APA citation style:

United States Board Of Treasury, United States Continental Congress, Osgood, S., Livingston, W., Lee, A. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1786) The Board of Treasury, to whom it was referred to revise the system adopted for the settlement of the accounts of the five great departments, and to report such alterations therein, or such other mode as in their opinion may be more conducive to a speedy and just settlement of said accounts: beg leave to report. [New York: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898192/.

MLA citation style:

United States Board Of Treasury, et al. The Board of Treasury, to whom it was referred to revise the system adopted for the settlement of the accounts of the five great departments, and to report such alterations therein, or such other mode as in their opinion may be more conducive to a speedy and just settlement of said accounts: beg leave to report. [New York: s.n, 1786] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90898192/>.