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United States CongressActs Passed at The Third Congress of The United States of America: begun and held at the City of Philadelphia … on Monday, the second of December [1793]. Philadelphia: Francis Childs, 1795 8vo (210 x 121 mm). Browning and staining throughout, particularly strong in first two-thirds of text. Contemporary calf; spine and joints rubbed, boards slightly bowed. With printed slip laid down on the verso of the title-page, signed in print by Secretary of State Edmund Randolph, certifying that the proof sheets have been "carefully collated by sworn clerks with the original rolls deposited in the office of the Secretary of State." REFERENCE:ESTC W214498; Evans 29676; Goldsmiths' 16223