"Approved, August the 20th, 1789."
Two states noted. One, Bristol B7180, has printed certificate at foot: We certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the act of Congress ... compared with the inrollment thereof, signed by the President of the United States. [blank] secretary of the Senate, [blank] clerk of the House of Representatives. The other, Evans 22196, is without this certificate; printed area measures 14.4 x 12.9 cm.
Francis Childs and John Swaine were printers to the Congress in 1789.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 22196).
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 45703).