Edward COLES
History of the Ordinance of 1787. Read before the Historical society of Pennsylvania, June, 9, 1856[Histoire de l’Ordonnance de 1787. Lue devant la Société historique de Pennsylvanie, le 9 juin 1856]
Press of the society|Philadelphia 1856|15.5 x 23.5 cm|Broché
Rare first edition of this study tracing the origins of An Ordinance for the government of the territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio, adopted on 13 July 1787 by the United States Congress to organize the Northwest Territory, the first new territory incorporated into the young nation, of which Pennsylvania formed the eastern boundary.
Small losses to the unlettered spine, a dampstain to the upper margin throughout the volume, affecting the text only very marginally.
No copy recorded by the CCF. Sabin 14,327.
Edward Coles (1786-1868) also served as the second Governor of the State of Illinois from 1822 to 1826.
€1,200