Acts and Laws, Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts; Begun and Held at Boston, in the County of Suffolk, on Wednesday the Thirty-first day of May, A.D. 1786.
Boston: Printed by Adams and Nourse, 1786. [435]-485, [1] pp. Folio. Disbound. First edition. Removed from a larger volume else about very good, two institutional stamps on title page, spotting mainly to the first and last leaves, chipping to lower inner margin of a few latter leaves. Evans 19779. ESTC W16750. Item #43976
Includes: Act for appointing and empowering Agents on the part of this Commonwealth, to assist in running and ascertaining the Line of Jurisdiction between this Commonwealth, and the State of New York, on the easterly part of the said state of New York; Act against counterfeiting, or uttering counterfeit coin; ; Act empowering the Agents appointed by this government, to defend the territory on the west side of Hudson's River, against the claims of the State of New York, to settle the controversy relative thereto, otherwise than by a federal court, if they shall judge it expedient; Act to prevent the destruction, and to regulate the catching of the fish called Salmon, Shad, and Alewives in Kenebec-River, and several other Rivers and Streams in the Counties of Cumberland and Lincoln; also the Agawam or Westfield River; also in the Saco-River, and the Branches; Act in addition to, and for repealing certain Parts of Act, passed July 2, 1785 entitled, "Act for repealing a law if this Commonwealth intitled, 'An act of imposing duties on licenced vellum, parchment and paper, and for imposing other duties on certain papers, commissions, instruments, and processes;" and more.
Price: $125.00