A supplement to an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory" : Whereas it is found to be inconvenient to execute that part of the land ordinance passed May 20th, 1785, which directs that certain proportions of lands be allotted to the several states, to be sold by the loan officers in each state ...
Summary
Originated in the Continental Congress on March 19, 1788. Enacted into law on July 9.
Place of publication from Evans and date of publication from the Journals of the Continental Congress 607. Former attribution to John Dunlap rejected in the JCC, v. 34, p. 631. Recorded in Dunlap's account book. Cf. JCC 607.
Evans 20788
Journals of the Continental Congress, 607
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Date
01/01/1788
Contributors
United States. Continental Congress.
United States.
Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain