The laws of the United States of America in three volumes ... : published by authority

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Notes

Acts of the 1st-4th Congresses

Errata : v. 3, p. [1] (2nd count)

Includes also the Constitution and the texts of several treaties

Index and digest at end of v. 3, compiled by Zephaniah Smith.--Cf. Evans

Pagination of each volume: v. 1. 494, [2] p.; v. 2. 576 p.; v. 3. 477, [131] p

Printer's address on t.p. of v. 3 reads: No. 33, Carter's Alley

Printer's advertisements, v. 1, p. [495], v. 2, p. 576 and v. 3, p. [131]

Side-notes

Signatures: v. 1. [A]⁴ B-3Q⁴; v. 2. [A]⁴ B-4C⁴; v. 3. [A]⁴ B-4G⁴

Some sections have special t.p.'s

Vol. 3 (Evans 32973) has imprint date of 1796, but contains the acts of the 2nd session of the 4th Congress, in session until March of 1797

v. 1-2 Evans 31356

v. 3 Evans 32973

SCDIRB copy has bookplate in v. 2: No. 230, Cross Creek Lodge, I.O.O.F. Fayetteville, N.C., presented by A.A.J. Smith.

SCDIRB copy has contemporary blind-tooled full leather bindings with gilt-tooled red spine labels.

SCNHRB copy (39088016461550) is fragment only: t.p. to v. 3 and p. [439]-[454]. With caption title: A treaty held at the city of New-York, with the nations, or tribes of Indians, denominating themselves the Seven Nations of Canada.

SCNHRB copy has stamped on t.p.: Bureau of American Ethnology Library Dec. 7 1942.

SCNHRB copy in gray-blue paper boards and brown-cloth-backed spine.

SCDIRB copy has bookplate in v. 2: No. 230, Cross Creek Lodge, I.O.O.F. Fayetteville, N.C., presented by A.A.J. Smith

SCDIRB copy has contemporary blind-tooled full leather bindings with gilt-tooled red spine labels

SCNHRB copy (39088016461550) is fragment only: t.p. to v. 3 and p. [439]-[454]. With caption title: A treaty held at the city of New-York, with the nations, or tribes of Indians, denominating themselves the Seven Nations of Canada

SCNHRB copy has stamped on t.p.: Bureau of American Ethnology Library Dec. 7 1942

SCNHRB copy in gray-blue paper boards and brown-cloth-backed spine

Contents

Vol. 1. Constitution of the United States. Acts passed at the first-third session of the first Congress (1789-1790). The treaties made by the United States of America, with foreign nations -- v. 2. Acts passed at the first-second sessions of the second Congress (1791-1792). The treaties made by the United States of America, with other nations. Declaration of America, with other nations. Declaration of independence. Articles of confederation. And ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States north-west of the river Ohio -- v. 3. Acts passed at the first-second sessions of the third Congress (1793-1794). Acts passed at the first-second sessions of the fourth Congress (1795-1796). Index

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

1796

1797

Call number

KF59 1796

KF59 1796

Author

United States

associated name

Smith, A. A. J., DSI

Author

Swift, Zephaniah 1759-1823 Index to the laws of the United States of America

former owner

Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cross Creek Lodge (Fayetteville, N.C.),.) DSI

Type

Treaties

Publishers' advertisements

Physical description

3 volume 21 cm. (8vo)

Place

United States

Title

Laws, U. States DSI

Topic

Law

Session laws

Diplomatic relations

Foreign relations

Record ID

siris_sil_289806

Usage

CC0