Acts and Laws, Made and Passed by the General Court or Assembly of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut, In America; holden at Hartford, (By Adjournment) on the twenty-first Day of October, Anno Domini, 1778
Mentions of supplies for the Continental Army New London: Printed by Timothy Green, Printer to the Governor and Company, 1778.
First Edition. Wraps. Wraps. Approx. 11.5" x 7". 4 pages. Stitched wraps are lightly toned and untrimmed. Inscribed by the Town Clerk of Norwich top of the act. This act includes "Civil Authority to issue Warrants for impressing Provisions for the Army or Navy" The act states, "That upon Application made by any purchasing Commissary to an Assistant and Justice of the Peace, or to obtain Supplies of Pork, Beef, Flour, Wheat, fat Cattle or fat Swine for the use of the Continental Army or Navy of this State, and that it is not in the Power to purchase such of said Articles and Provisions as are wanted for the Purpose aforesaid; the said Civil Authority shall consider the Subject of said Application, and if they shall judge that the same is well founded, they be authorized and directed to issue a Warrant to the Sheriff or Constable proper to serve the same, designating the Person or Persons from whom such Provisions shall be taken, to impress or take for the use of the Continental Army or Navy, or for the Militia or Navy of this State, as the Case shall require, any of the aforesaid Articles of Provisions which shall be owned by any Monopolizer, Ingrosser, or Person who shall have purchased any such Provisions to sell the same; and deliver the Provisions so taken to such Commissary, on his paying for the same at the usual and customary Prices at which such Provisions are sold at said Time of Delivery."
Evans 15763. Very good. Item #14439
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