Book/Printed Material Image 1 of Propositions respecting the coinage of gold, silver, and copper.

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About this Item

Title

  • Propositions respecting the coinage of gold, silver, and copper.

Names

  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Morris, Robert, 1734-1806.
  • Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [New York : s.n., 1785]

Headings

  • -  Coinage--Law and legislation--United States
  • -  Money--Law and legislation--United States
  • -  United States--New York--New York

Notes

  • -  Report of the grand committee of the Continental Congress, read May 13, 1785; with the plan of Robert Morris, dated January 15, 1782, and Notes on the establishment of a money unit, and of a coinage for the United States, by Thomas Jefferson. In consequence of this report, the Continental Congress on July 6, 1785, adopted the dollar as the unit of coinage, and the decimal ratio. Cf. Evans.
  • -  Caption title.
  • -  Imprint from Evans. Formerly ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 922 (#475); but later volumes reject Dunlap as printer. Cf. JCC, v. 33, p. 753.
  • -  Evans 19328
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 475
  • -  LC copy annotated on p. 12: Report of grand committee May 13. 1785. Money mint--Plan of S.I.[?] finance reported Jan. 15. 1782--Notes of Mr. Jefferson. N.B. Mint established on principles reported by Board of Treasury, and passed August 8, 1786.
  • -  Pencilled on p. [1]: 25.6/5037. qr01 06-15-90

Medium

  • 12 p. ; 36 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 130

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898209

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Robert Morris, Thomas Jefferson, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. Propositions Respecting the Coinage of Gold, Silver, and Copper. [New York: s.n, 1785] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898209/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, Morris, R., Jefferson, T. & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1785) Propositions Respecting the Coinage of Gold, Silver, and Copper. [New York: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898209/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, et al. Propositions Respecting the Coinage of Gold, Silver, and Copper. [New York: s.n, 1785] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898209/>.