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Book/Printed Material The secretary of the United States for the Department of Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the papers herewith enclosed, respecting the eastern boundary line of the said states, reports ...

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Title

  • The secretary of the United States for the Department of Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the papers herewith enclosed, respecting the eastern boundary line of the said states, reports ...

Names

  • United States. Dept. of Foreign Affairs.
  • Jay, John, 1745-1829.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [New York : s.n., 1785]

Headings

  • -  United States--Boundaries
  • -  United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain
  • -  Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States

Notes

  • -  Recommending that commissioners be appointed to hear and decide boundary disputes with Great Britain; read April 21, 1785. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 28, p. 287-290.
  • -  Signed by John Jay.
  • -  Imprint from Evans. Ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 921 (#471), an attribution later rejected. Cf. v. 33, p. 753.
  • -  Evans 19323
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 471

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 43 x 26 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 127
  • Cont Cong no. 127 Copy 3 Copy 3. With ms. deletions and insertions to text.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898206

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Dept. Of Foreign Affairs, John Jay, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. The secretary of the United States for the Department of Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the papers herewith enclosed, respecting the eastern boundary line of the said states, reports. [New York: s.n, 1785] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898206/.

APA citation style:

United States Dept. Of Foreign Affairs, Jay, J. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1785) The secretary of the United States for the Department of Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the papers herewith enclosed, respecting the eastern boundary line of the said states, reports. [New York: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898206/.

MLA citation style:

United States Dept. Of Foreign Affairs, John Jay, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. The secretary of the United States for the Department of Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the papers herewith enclosed, respecting the eastern boundary line of the said states, reports. [New York: s.n, 1785] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898206/>.