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A guide to pre-federal records in the National Archives

Title
A guide to pre-federal records in the National Archives / compiled by Howard H. Wehmann ; revised by Benjamin L. DeWhitt.
Author
Wehmann, Howard H.
Publication
Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 1989.

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Additional Authors
  • DeWhitt, Benjamin L., 1941-
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration.
Description
xiii, 375 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"This important guide will assist the researcher in locating within the National Archives those records created during, or directly related to, the pre-Federal era of US history the period before the Constitution went into effect on March 4, 1789. The documents described include those of the Continental and Confederation Congresses, the Constitutional Convention, and the Continental Army and Navy; Revolutionary War era diplomatic, fiscal, and judicial records; records pertaining to commerce, Indian affairs, and postal and customs operations; and records relating to pension, bounty-land, and other claims arising out of military and civilian activities. The volume also contains a comprehensive name and subject index. "--Archives.gov.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Bibliography – Catalogs.
  • Catalogs.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-342) and index.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- General records of the pre-federal period and the Continental Congress -- Record of the Constitutional Convention -- Records of commercial affairs -- Records of fiscal affairs -- Records of foreign affairs -- Records of Indians and Indian affairs -- Record of judicial affairs -- Records of land and exploration -- Records of military affairs -- Records of naval affairs -- Records of pensions, bound-land grants, and other claims -- Record of postal affairs -- Appendix A: National Archives microfilm publications cited in the guide to pre-federal records -- PCC [Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789] items cited in the guide to pre-federal records.
Call Number
CD3045
ISBN
  • 0911333754
  • 9780911333756
LCCN
88600400
OCLC
18627903
Author
Wehmann, Howard H.
Title
A guide to pre-federal records in the National Archives / compiled by Howard H. Wehmann ; revised by Benjamin L. DeWhitt.
Imprint
Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 1989.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-342) and index.
Chronological Term
1600-1789
Added Author
DeWhitt, Benjamin L., 1941-
United States. National Archives and Records Administration.
Other Form:
Online version: Wehmann, Howard H. Guide to pre-federal records in the National Archives. Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 1989 (OCoLC)551309046
Online version: Wehmann, Howard H. Guide to pre-federal records in the National Archives. Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 1989 (OCoLC)556139209
Online version: Wehmann, Howard H. Guide to pre-federal records in the National Archives. Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 1989 (OCoLC)607741101
Sudoc No.
AE 1.108:P91
AE 1.108:P 91
Research Call Number
*R-USLHG CD3045 .W44 1989
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