Promulgation of the first law in the Northwestern Territory,James Henry Beard

Title: Promulgation of the first law in the Northwestern Territory
Creator(s): Beard, James Henry, 1812-1893, artist
Date Created/Published: [between 1834 and 1870]
Summary: Print of drawing shows men in colonial dress nailing a broadside onto a tree. Other figures, including some which appear to represent historical figures such as George Washington and Patrick Henry, and some Indians, watch. The drawing probably refers to the 1787 Northwest Ordinance which created the Northwest Territory as a part of the United States.
Notes:
Title from contemporary annotation, in ink, on mount.
Inscribed in ink on verso: J.H. Beard to Chas. Lanman.
Charles Lanman presented the print to Peter Force probably between 1835 and 1855.
Date based on years Peter Force was publishing folio copies of famous documents in American history.
Subjects:
United States--History--1783-1815.
Law & legal affairs--Northwest Territory--1830-1860.
Drawings--Reproductions--1830-1860.
Prints--1830-1860.
Bookmark /2004662234/
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