Philadelphia, February 1, 1784. Wardens Office. : Whereas by an act of the General Assembly, passed 20th September, 1783, and by one other act passed 22d January, 1774, in order to prevent infectious diseases being brought into this state, it is declared, that no commander, master, or other person, having charge of any ship, or vessel, bound to any port, or place, within this state, having on board any greater number of persons ... than forty .. shall bring his ship ... nearer to the city of Philadelphia, than the island, called Little Mud Island ...

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Pennsylvania. Board of Wardens for the Port of Philadelphia.

Contributor:

Knox, John.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44592.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases--Pennsylvania.

Communicable diseases.

Diseases--Reporting--Pennsylvania.

Diseases.

Harbors--Law and legislation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Harbors.

Harbors--Law and legislation.

Diseases--Reporting.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania.

Genre:

Broadsides.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 45 x 26 cm

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1784]

Notes:

Signed: By order of the Board. John Knox, clerk.

Includes a second notice from the board directed to the pilots of inward-bound vessels concerning penalties for not complying with the regulations.

Followed by: Philadelphia, February 1, 1784. Tonnage-office. Whereas by a law passed 26th February, 1773, it is enacted, that all masters, or owners of vessels, coming into this state, shall enter their respective vessels in this office ... John Knox, tonnage-officer.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 44592).

Cited in:

Bristol B5962

Shipton & Mooney 44592

OCLC:

55837683