A Bill for the Provisional Establishment and Regulation of Trade and Intercourse between the Subjects of Great Britain and those of the United States of North America, approximately 14 February 1783.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Great Britain. Parliament.

Contributor:

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.

Standardized Title:

Bills. 1783-03-03

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civics.

Commerce.

Diplomacy.

Finance.

International trade.

Law.

Merchants.

Naval art and science.

Treaties.

Caribbean Area.

Genre:

Records (Documents)

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Production:

[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1783]

Other Title:

Bill

Place of Publication:

[London?]

Summary:

Printing of the bill being considered before the British Parliament to re-open trade between Britain and the United States. Divided into clauses A-I. This bill's provisions curtailed the United States' ability to trade with the British West Indies. There are two handwritten notes on page 4, but it is unclear if they are in Knox's hand. Next to clause H a note says Query Is not this a law for ye United States? The note on the bottom of page 4 says The ports of America will Contain warehouses of every Species of West India productions, taken in exchange for their flour Lumber &c, should not this bill make provision that every thing of the kind might be made a source of remittance in British Bottoms, with distinctions if Necessary of such commodities as can only be thus imported into Britain for exportation Page 1 has a picture of what appears to be the king among decorative scrolling. Dated from pencil note on page 1 which says After 14 February 1783.

Notes:

Collection: The Henry Knox Papers.

Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed October 13, 2023).

Cited in:

Lambert, 3454

English Short Title Catalog, N32490.

OCLC:

642192244