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On the spreading of infectious diseases...



Item # 677465

February 18, 1797

THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, Feb. 18, 1797  

* Act to prevent spreading infectious Disease

The front page has a nice list of the various fort being the: "...posts necessary to be garrisoned in future, and the number of men required for each...".
Pages 2 & 3 contain an Act by the New York legislature which is pertinent to the world today: "AN ACT To Amend the act entitled, 'An Act to Prevent the Bringing in and Spreading of infectious Diseases in this State."
Page 3 has; "General Washington" which reports the publishing of the quite famous full-figure portrait of General Washington by famed artist John Trumbull, engraved by Thomas Cheesman.
Four pages, very nice condition.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's