Congress Of The United States: At The Third Session, Begun And Held At The City Of Philadelphia, On Monday The Fixth Of December, One Thousand Seven Hundred And Ninety. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT DURING THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.; [followed By One Long Paragraph Of Dense Text Describing The Appropriations]. Signed In Type At The End By Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg As Speaker Of The House And John Adams As Vice-President And President Of The Senate And "Approved" By George Washington As President -

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[New York]: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swain, 1790. 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

[New York]: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swain, 1790. Small folio broadside. Dbd. Small contemporary numerical inscription ("25") in lower margin. Near fine, untrimmed. "Approved, June the fourth, 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 act provides for the Secretary of State to hire a second clerk for his office. Signed in print by Speaker of the House Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, John Adams, and George Washington. NAIP and OCLC together record three copies, at the American Antiquarian Society, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and the Library of Congress. Rare. BRISTOL B7578. SHIPTON & MOONEY 46056. ESTC W14371

[New York]: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swain, 1790. One leaf, [2]pp. Small folio. Dbd. Small contemporary numerical inscriptions. Three small tears, between 1/4 and 1/2 inch in length, at edges, 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 allocates monies collected from duties on imports and tonnage for various federal expenses, including officials' pay, pensions for invalids, the building of a lighthouse at Cape Henry, Virginia, and compensation to Jehoiakim McToksin for his services as a guide and interpreter on the Sullivan Expedition. Signed in print by Speaker of the House Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, John Adams, and George Washington. NAIP and OCLC together locate four copies, at the American Antiquarian Society, Indiana University, the University of Michigan, and Yale. Rare. BRISTOL B7570. SHIPTON & MOONEY 46044. ESTC W14373.

[Philadelphia: Childs and Swaine, 1791].. [1]p., on a 11 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (29 1/2 x 19cm) sheet. Signed in ink by Jefferson on the recto, docketed in ink with Jefferson's name (in another hand) on the verso. Lightly soiled, old folds. Some splitting along folds, reinforced with tape on verso. A few small closed tears to margins, also repaired on verso. Very good overall. A rare and foundational piece of early American legislation and a vital steppingstone on the road to a permanent United States Post Office, signed by Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. Originally established under the Continental Congress in 1775, the duties of the Post Office were more or less inherited by the Washington administration at the end of the Revolutionary War. Shortly after the Constitution was adopted in 1789, an "Act for the temporary Establishment of the Post Office" was passed by the first Congress, solidifying its position in the new government. The present Act is one of three passed between 1789 and 1792… Read More