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Lot 397: 1805 Acts of US Congress

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Lot  397: 1805 Acts of US Congress
<b>Post-Rev. War</b><hr><b>'An Act further providing for the Territory of New Orleans'</b>

<b>1805, 'ACTS ... OF THE EIGHTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,' Washington, D.C., Very Fine.</b>
9.5' x 5.75,' unbound, untrimmed, stitched, approx. 130 pps, [235]-370. Contains formative legislation from 1804, issued as Vol. VII of the Laws of the United States of America. Includes many laws relating to the recently purchased territory of Louisiana, featuring 'An Act further providing for the Territory of New Orleans,' 'An Act for ascertaining and adjusting the titles and claims to land, within the territory of New Orleans, and the district of Louisiana,' and more. Various treaties with Indians, England, Spain, are found in these pages, plus appropriations of funds for the operation of the government. Some staining and wear, dog-eared, but very legible.