Book/Printed Material Image 1 of The grand committee consisting of Mr. Howell, Mr. Foster, Mr. King, Mr. Cook, Mr. Platt, Mr. Cadwallader, Mr. Henry, Mr. Bedford, Mr. M'Henry, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Houstoun, appointed to report a requisition on the states for the supplies of the present year, beg leaveto [sic] lay before Congress, the following report.

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Title

  • The grand committee consisting of Mr. Howell, Mr. Foster, Mr. King, Mr. Cook, Mr. Platt, Mr. Cadwallader, Mr. Henry, Mr. Bedford, Mr. M'Henry, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Houstoun, appointed to report a requisition on the states for the supplies of the present year, beg leaveto [sic] lay before Congress, the following report.

Names

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

Created / Published

  • [New York : s.n., 1785]

Headings

  • -  United States--Appropriations and expenditures, 1785

Notes

  • -  Read March 31, 1785. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 28, p. 214-220.
  • -  Imprint from Evans. Ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 919 (#464), an attribution later rejected. Cf. v. 33, p. 753.
  • -  Evans 19308
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 464
  • -  LC copy annotated largely in accord with form of resolution reached April 14 (wording of major revision differs from that of later drafts); committee members' names changed in ms. to reflect membership of the grand committee after April 6, 1785.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 53 x 43 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 120
  • Cont Cong no. 120 Copy 2 Annotations (by Charles Thomson?) largely in accord with form reached April 14.
  • Cont Cong no. 120 Copy 3 Annotations by Charles Thomson largely in accord with form of April 14 (cf. JCC 464). Annotated on verso: Requisition for 1785 April 14. corrected.
  • Cont Cong no. 120 Copy 4 Annotations by Charles Thomson largely in accord with form of April 14 (cf. JCC 464). Annotated on verso: Report of grand comte requisition on states for the supplies of 1785. Entd. read 31 March 1785. Tuesday 5 April assigned. April 14. corrected.
  • Cont Cong no. 120 Copy 5 Annotations changing one paragraph. Addressed on verso: Mr: Pinckney.

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898123

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United States Continental Congress, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. The grand committee consisting of Mr. Howell, Mr. Foster, Mr. King, Mr. Cook, Mr. Platt, Mr. Cadwallader, Mr. Henry, Mr. Bedford, Mr. M'Henry, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Houstoun, appointed to report a requisition on the states for the supplies of the present year, beg leaveto sic lay before Congress, the following report. [New York: s.n, 1785] Online Text. https://www.loc.gov/item/90898123/.

APA citation style:

United States Continental Congress & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1785) The grand committee consisting of Mr. Howell, Mr. Foster, Mr. King, Mr. Cook, Mr. Platt, Mr. Cadwallader, Mr. Henry, Mr. Bedford, Mr. M'Henry, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Houstoun, appointed to report a requisition on the states for the supplies of the present year, beg leaveto sic lay before Congress, the following report. [New York: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898123/.

MLA citation style:

United States Continental Congress, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. The grand committee consisting of Mr. Howell, Mr. Foster, Mr. King, Mr. Cook, Mr. Platt, Mr. Cadwallader, Mr. Henry, Mr. Bedford, Mr. M'Henry, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Houstoun, appointed to report a requisition on the states for the supplies of the present year, beg leaveto sic lay before Congress, the following report. [New York: s.n, 1785] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90898123/>.