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Edmond, William, fl. 1791 Journal of the third session of the Senate of the United States of America, begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, December 6th, 1790.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03406 Author/Creator: Edmond, William, fl. 1791 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1791 Pagination: 192 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Title continues: "And in the fifteenth year of the sovereignty of the said United States." Signed by William Edmond. The journal covers the 1st Congress, 3d session, 6 December 1790 to 3 March 1791. "Printed by John Fenno, no. 69, High-Street, a few doors above Second-Street." Edmond served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1791 to 1797 and Congress from 1797 until 1801. Evans 23901.

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