§ Circular to the Governors. 17 October 1805, Department of State. “Agreeably to an act of Congress, entitled ‘an act for the more general promulgation of the Laws of the United States, passed 3d. March 1795,[’] and the acts in addition thereto passed on the 2d.: March 1799, and on the 27th. March 1804,1 I have transmitted to the Collector of the Customs copies of the Laws of the United States, 2d. Session 8th. Congress, being the proportion for the state of * 2
with a request that he would forward them to your Excellency.”
Letterbook copy (DNA: RG 59, DL, vol. 15). 2 pp.
1. U.S. Statutes at Large, description begins The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America… (17 vols.; Boston, 1848–73). description ends 1:443, 724–25, 2:302–3.
2. Blanks left in copytext. In the first column of the table below the circular, the clerk placed an asterisk:
*Name of States &c. |
No. Boxes & no copies in each. (57 copies for each Member) |
No. Memrs. of Congress |
no copies for each State & Territory |
New Hampshire |
1 Box |
contg. 285 copies |
5 |
285 |
Massachusetts |
3 Do. |
Do. 323 Do each |
17 |
969 |
Vermont |
1 Do. |
Do. 228 |
4 |
228 |
Rhode Island |
1 Do. |
Do. 114 |
2 |
114 |
Connecticut |
1 Do. |
Do. 399 |
7 |
399 |
New york |
3 Do. |
Do. 323 do. each |
17 |
969 |
New Jersey |
1 Do. |
Do. 342 |
6 |
342 |
Pennsylvania |
3 Do. |
Do. 342 do. ea: |
18 |
1026 |
Delaware |
1 Do. |
Do. 57 |
1 |
57 |
Maryland |
1 Do. |
Do. 256 & 1 Do. 257 |
9 |
513 |
Virginia |
3 Do. |
342 & 1 Do. 228 ea. |
22 |
1254 |
North Carolina |
2 Do. |
342 each |
12 |
684 |
South Carolina |
2 Do. |
228 do. |
8 |
456 |
Georgia |
1 Do. |
228 do. |
4 |
228 |
Kentucky |
1 Do. |
342 Do. |
6 |
342 |
Tennessee |
1 Do. |
171 |
3 |
171 |
Ohio |
1 Do. |
57 |
1 |
57 |
Indiana Ty. |
1 Do. |
57 |
1 |
57 |
Mississippi, Do. |
1 Do. |
57 |
1 |
57 |
|
Orleans Ty. |
1 box |
75 cops. of 1 & 2 Session 8th Congress |
1 |
75 |
Louisiana. Do. |
1 Do. |
25 do. Do. Do. |
|
25 |
Michigan, Do. |
1 Do. |
57 copies |
|
57 |
|
|
|
145 |
8365 |