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Book/Printed Material In Congress, December 19, 1777

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Title

  • In Congress, December 19, 1777 : Whereas Sir William Howe, commander in chief of His Britannic Majesty's forces, has required, that provisions should be sent in for the subsistence of the American prisoners in his possession ... and has prohibited the circulation of the money struck by the authority of these states ... Resolved, that the accounts of all provisions ... supplied by the public to prisoners ... be liquidated and discharged, previous to the release of any prisoners ...

Names

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

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia : s.n., 1778]

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
  • -  Prisoners of war--United States
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Genre

  • Broadsides--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1778
  • Broadsheet format (Printing)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1778

Notes

  • -  Imprint supplied from Evans.
  • -  Followed by: In Congress, January 21, 1778. The Board of War ... esteem it their duty to state to Congress the following facts relating to the American prisoners, in the power of the enemy ... Signed at the end: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary.
  • -  Evans 16112
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 195

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 37

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898038

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Charles Thomson, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. In Congress,: Whereas Sir William Howe, commander in chief of His Britannic Majesty's forces, has required, that provisions should be sent in for the subsistence of the American prisoners in his possession ... and has prohibited the circulation of the money struck by the authority of these states ... Resolved, that the accounts of all provisions ... supplied by the public to prisoners ... be liquidated and discharged, previous to the release of any prisoners. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1778] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898038/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Thomson, C. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1778) In Congress,: Whereas Sir William Howe, commander in chief of His Britannic Majesty's forces, has required, that provisions should be sent in for the subsistence of the American prisoners in his possession ... and has prohibited the circulation of the money struck by the authority of these states ... Resolved, that the accounts of all provisions ... supplied by the public to prisoners ... be liquidated and discharged, previous to the release of any prisoners. [Philadelphia: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898038/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Charles Thomson, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. In Congress,: Whereas Sir William Howe, commander in chief of His Britannic Majesty's forces, has required, that provisions should be sent in for the subsistence of the American prisoners in his possession ... and has prohibited the circulation of the money struck by the authority of these states ... Resolved, that the accounts of all provisions ... supplied by the public to prisoners ... be liquidated and discharged, previous to the release of any prisoners. [Philadelphia: s.n, 1778] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898038/>.