first edition
1794 · [Philadelphia
by RANDOLPH, Edmund Jennings. (Third Congress of the United States; George Washington)
[Philadelphia: Printed by Childs and Swaine], 1794. Very Good. Broadside. Folio (8" x 13 ¼"). Untrimmed, as issued. Three slight horizontal folds, modest foxing, edges lightly toned, very good. The rare variant printing, Signed in ink by U.S. Secretary of State Edmund Randolph, a Founding Father of the United States (and 7th Governor of Virginia). An early act of the Third Congress, setting forth provisions for building up the U.S. Navy, up to 10+ vessels, "to be fitted out, manned, armed and equipped as gallies" ... "for the protection of the United States." The act was issued in response to Barbary pirates disrupting American trade with Europe. It (truncated)
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