Congress of the United States, begun and held at the city of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.
Subtitle: An act to establish an executive department, to be denominated the Department of War
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 22194
Publisher: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine
Published: 1789
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: United States. -- War Dept
Other titles: Act to establish an executive department, to be denominated the Department of War
Work titles: Act to establish an executive department
Notes: "Approved, August the 7th, 1789."

Two states noted. One, Bristol B7184, has printed certificate at foot: We certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the act of Congress ... compared with the inrollment thereof, signed by the President of the United States. [blank] secretary of the Senate. [blank] clerk of the House of Representatives. The other, Evans 22194, is without this certificate; printed area measures 22.2 x 13.0 cm

Francis Childs and John Swaine were printers to the Congress in 1789

Evans 22194

Bristol B7184

Digital image available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 22194)