A guide to pre-federal records in the National Archives
By: compiled by Howard H. Wehmann ; revised by Benjamin L. DeWhitt.
Contributors: DeWhitt, Benjamin L., 1941-; United States. National Archives and Records Administration.
Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
Subjects: United States. National Archives -- Catalogs.; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Catalogs.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Catalogs.; United States -- History -- Confederation, 1783-1789 -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Catalogs.
Description: "This important guide will assist the researcher in locating within the National Archives those records created during, or directly related to, the pre-Federal era of US history the period before the Constitution went into effect on March 4, 1789. The documents described include those of the Continental and Confederation Congresses, the Constitutional Convention, and the Continental Army and Navy; Revolutionary War era diplomatic, fiscal, and judicial records; records pertaining to commerce, Indian affairs, and postal and customs operations; and records relating to pension, bounty-land, and other claims arising out of military and civilian activities. The volume also contains a comprehensive name and subject index. "--Archives.gov.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 339-342.
Includes index.