Book/Printed Material An address from the United States in Congress assembled to the legislatures of the several states : When the interests of a people are endangered, either through the defect of the government they have established, or the want of timely and vigorous, exertions to give efficacy to its operations, it becomes the duty ...

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Title

  • An address from the United States in Congress assembled to the legislatures of the several states : When the interests of a people are endangered, either through the defect of the government they have established, or the want of timely and vigorous, exertions to give efficacy to its operations, it becomes the duty ...

Names

  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [New York : s.n., 1786]

Headings

  • -  Finance, Public--United States--History--To 1789
  • -  Debts, Public--United States
  • -  United States--New York--New York

Notes

  • -  The text of the address as reported in Congress Oct. 6, 1786. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 31, p. 747-751.
  • -  Title taken from caption title and opening lines of text.
  • -  Imprint from Evans. Formerly ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in JCC, v. 31, p. 967 (#559); later volumes reject Dunlap as printer. Cf. JCC, v. 33, p. 753.
  • -  Evans 20039
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 559
  • -  LC copy annotated on verso of p. [3]: Address to the States to accompany Requisition of 1786. To report: Mr. Johnson, Mr. Henry, Mr. Kean, Mr. Carring[ton], Mr. Smith.

Medium

  • [3] p. ; 42 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 208

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898184

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Continental Congress, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. An address from the United States in Congress assembled to the legislatures of the several states: When the interests of a people are endangered, either through the defect of the government they have established, or the want of timely and vigorous, exertions to give efficacy to its operations, it becomes the duty. [New York: s.n, 1786] Online Text. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898184/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1786) An address from the United States in Congress assembled to the legislatures of the several states: When the interests of a people are endangered, either through the defect of the government they have established, or the want of timely and vigorous, exertions to give efficacy to its operations, it becomes the duty. [New York: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898184/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. An address from the United States in Congress assembled to the legislatures of the several states: When the interests of a people are endangered, either through the defect of the government they have established, or the want of timely and vigorous, exertions to give efficacy to its operations, it becomes the duty. [New York: s.n, 1786] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898184/>.