Report of the secretary of state, on the subject of establishing a uniformity in the weights, measures and coins of the United States. Published by order of the House of Representatives.
- Title
- Report of the secretary of state, on the subject of establishing a uniformity in the weights, measures and coins of the United States. Published by order of the House of Representatives.
- Author
- United States. Dept. of State.
- Publication
- New-York: :: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine.,
- MDCCXC. [1790]
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- Subject terms
- Weights and measures -- United States.
- Coinage -- United States.
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- Cite this Item
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"Report of the secretary of state, on the subject of establishing a uniformity in the weights, measures and coins of the United States. Published by order of the House of Representatives." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N17759.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- letter
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In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of the United States.
FRIDAY, the15 th of January,1790. -
The
SECRETARY OF STATE, to whom was referred, by theHOUSE OF REPRE|SENTATIVES, to prepare and report a proper Plan or Plans for establishing Uniformity in theCURRENCY, WEIGHTS andMEASURES of the United States, in obedience thereto, makes the following REPORT: -
APPENDIX. Containing
ILLUSTRATIONS andDEVELOPEMENTS of some Passages of the preceding Report.