Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789

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Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789

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Item Title

An ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States, North-west of the river Ohio.

United States. Continental Congress.

Created/Published

[New York ; s.n., 1787]

Notes

A draft of the Ordinance of 1787.

Imprint from Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 33, p. 753. Bristol gives John Dunlap as printer and Philadelphia as place of publication.

Bristol B6614

Shipton & Mooney 45181

Journals of the Continental Congress, 582

LC copy has annotations in the margin which indicate changes made in the May 10, 1787 reading of the ordinance and ascribed to Nathan Dane (cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, 582). Accompanied by a ms. copy of the 6th article of the ordinance (1 sheet ; 19 x 14 cm.) in Dane's hand. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, 582).

Subjects

Northwest, Old--Politics and government.
United States--Territories and possessions.

Related Names

United States. Ordinance of 1787.
Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Medium

1 sheet ([2] p.) ; 34 x 22 cm.

Call Number

Cont Cong no. 224a

Digital ID

bdsdcc 224a1 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/bdsdcc.224a1