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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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- 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
- United States
- Bibliography > Catalogs
- National Archives (U.S.)
- History > Sources
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Sources
- United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > Sources
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Confederation of the United States (1783-1789)
- 1600-1789
- United States > History > Confederation, 1783-1789 > Sources > Bibliography > Catalogs
- National Archives (U.S.) Catalogs
- Catalogs
- 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)551309046Online version: Wehmann, Howard H. Guide to pre-federal records in the National Archives. Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 1989 (OCoLC)556139209Online 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:P91AE 1.108:P 91
- Research Call Number
- *R-USLHG CD3045 .W44 1989