Extract from the act of Congress, passed the 28th day of February, 1803, entitled, "An act supplementary to the act concerning consuls and vice-consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen."

ID 21805
Title Extract from the act of Congress, passed the 28th day of February, 1803, entitled, "An act supplementary to the act concerning consuls and vice-consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen."
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Signed Author [Anonymous]
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination 1
Date of Publication 1803
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Imprint Printed for Ann Barber.
Colophon
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Location of Printing Newport US
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Length (cm) 20
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Notes AAS Notes:
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. Signed: A true extract:-- [blank]
Several editions noted. In this edition the first line of title ends "Fe-"; section 1 contains twenty-one lines of text; section 2, eleven lines; section 3, thirteen lines; section 4, nineteen lines; and sections 6 and 8 each contain four lines.
The only known copy, held by the American Antiquarian Society, is signed in ms. by William Ellery, district collector for the Treasury Department at Newport, R.I., from 1790 to 1820. Typographical evidence suggests imprint date before 1810.
Printers' ornaments were used regularly in the Newport Mercury which was published for Ann Barber between 1800 and 1809.
Printed area measures 27.7 x 15.0 cm.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Hand-Verified No
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Unknown. Extract from the act of Congress, passed the 28th day of February, 1803, entitled, "An act supplementary to the act concerning consuls and vice-consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen."The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 21805, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/21805. Accessed 2024-12-23. 

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