An ordinance, Ascertaining what Captures on Water shall be lawful ... Done by the United States in Congress assembled, the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, and in the fifth year of our Independence
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | An ordinance, Ascertaining what Captures on Water shall be lawful ... Done by the United States in Congress assembled, the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one, and in the fifth year of our Independence. | ||
| Alternative Title | 545. United States. Continental Congress.An ordinance, ascertaining what captures on water shall be lawful ... Done by the United States in Congress assembled, the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-one | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| Creator | United States. Continental Congress. Marine Committee | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | An ordinance about capturing ships that describes what is deemed lawful by Congress. Specific orders on what to do with enslaved persons discovered on a ship is provided. | ||
| Note | American Philosophical Society | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Broadsides | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Slavery--United States--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Hanson, John, 1715-1783 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | United States. Continental Congress | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Broadsides | ||
| Genre | Ordinances | ||
| Extent | 4p.;31 cm x 20.5 cm | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | [1781] | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Broadside Collection, 1638-1980 | ||
| Call Number | Mss.973.C683 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.973.C683-ead.xml | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
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