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Book/Printed Material An ordinance, ascertaining what captures on water shall be lawful : In pursuance of the powers delegated by the Confederation in cases of capture on water.

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Title

  • An ordinance, ascertaining what captures on water shall be lawful : In pursuance of the powers delegated by the Confederation in cases of capture on water.

Names

  • United States.
  • Hanson, John, 1715-1783.
  • Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824.
  • Claypoole, David C., 1757?-1849, printer.
  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Printed by David C. Claypoole ..., [1781]

Headings

  • -  Prize law--United States
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prizes, etc
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Genre

  • Broadsides--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1781
  • Laws--United States--1781
  • Broadsheet format (Printing)--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1781

Notes

  • -  Signed: John Hanson, president. Attest. Charles Thomson, secretary.
  • -  Followed by: The act referred to in the foregoing ordinance is as follows ...
  • -  Evans 17393
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 361
  • -  LC copy annotated on verso: Ordinance of Congress respecting prizes, Decemr. 4, 1781.
  • -  Source: Transfer from Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
  • -  Formerly LCCN tes52-811. qr03 09-12-90

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 42 x 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 70

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898114

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States, John Hanson, Charles Thomson, David C Claypoole, United States Continental Congress, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. An ordinance, ascertaining what captures on water shall be lawful: In pursuance of the powers delegated by the Confederation in cases of capture on water. [Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole, 1781] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898114/.

APA citation style:

United States, Hanson, J., Thomson, C., Claypoole, D. C., United States Continental Congress & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1781) An ordinance, ascertaining what captures on water shall be lawful: In pursuance of the powers delegated by the Confederation in cases of capture on water. [Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898114/.

MLA citation style:

United States, et al. An ordinance, ascertaining what captures on water shall be lawful: In pursuance of the powers delegated by the Confederation in cases of capture on water. [Philadelphia: Printed by David C. Claypoole, 1781] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898114/>.