CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: AT THE SECOND SESSION, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF NEW- YORK, ON MONDAY THE FOURTH OF JANUARY, ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY. RESOLVED.THAT THE CLERKS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF ARMY ACCOUNTS, ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE FOR THEIR SERVICES, A SUM NOT EXCEEDING FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS [caption title]

[United States Laws - First Congress]

Published by Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, [New York], 1790

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Small folio broadside. Dbd. Small contemporary numerical inscription. Light foxing, else near fine. "Approved, March 26th, 1790." Congressional printing of an act passed by the second session of the First Congress, the last session to be held in New York. The law provides for payment of up to $500 for the services of clerks in the army accounts commission, "in the same manner and at the same rate as the salary allowed to the clerks in the department of treasury." Signed in print by Speaker of the House Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, John Adams, and George Washington. NAIP locates two copies, at the American Antiquarian Society and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Rare. BRISTOL B7521. SHIPTON & MOONEY 46075. ESTC W10789. Seller Inventory # WRCAM38625

Bibliographic Details

Title: CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: AT THE SECOND...

Publisher: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, [New York]

Publication Date: 1790