Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 In all Cases of Capture from an Enemy...

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00819.25 Author/Creator: Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph manuscript Date: August 1787 Pagination: 1 p. ; 32 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Folded small folio. Fragments concerning trade and limitations on the judiciary's office, with an unfinished resolve. (J. Whatman countermark in paper)

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources