Book/Printed Material Office for Foreign Affairs, 29th September, 1785 : The secretary of the United States, for the Department of Foreign Affairs, in obedience to the order of Congress, reports the draft of an ordinance for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas.

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Title

  • Office for Foreign Affairs, 29th September, 1785 : The secretary of the United States, for the Department of Foreign Affairs, in obedience to the order of Congress, reports the draft of an ordinance for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas.

Names

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

Created / Published

  • [New York : s.n., 1785]

Headings

  • -  Maritime law--United States
  • -  Pirates--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New York--New York

Genre

  • Laws--United States--1785

Notes

  • -  Read October 3, 1785. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 797-805.
  • -  Caption title.
  • -  Signed on p. [4]: All which is submitted to the wisdom of Congress. John Jay.
  • -  Imprint from Evans. Formerly ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in JCC, v. 29, p. 928 (#501); but later volumes reject Dunlap as printer. Cf. JCC, v. 33, p. 753.
  • -  Evans 19321
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 501
  • -  LC copy annotated on p. [4]: Report of an ordinance on the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas. Secy of Foreign Affairs 29 Sept. 85.

Medium

  • [4] p. ; 37 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 156

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898236

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Dept. Of Foreign Affairs, John Jay, United States Continental Congress, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. Office for Foreign Affairs, 29th September,: The secretary of the United States, for the Department of Foreign Affairs, in obedience to the order of Congress, reports the draft of an ordinance for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas. [New York: s.n, 1785] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898236/.

APA citation style:

United States Dept. Of Foreign Affairs, Jay, J., United States Continental Congress & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1785) Office for Foreign Affairs, 29th September,: The secretary of the United States, for the Department of Foreign Affairs, in obedience to the order of Congress, reports the draft of an ordinance for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas. [New York: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898236/.

MLA citation style:

United States Dept. Of Foreign Affairs, et al. Office for Foreign Affairs, 29th September,: The secretary of the United States, for the Department of Foreign Affairs, in obedience to the order of Congress, reports the draft of an ordinance for the trial of piracies and felonies committed on the high seas. [New York: s.n, 1785] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898236/>.