Mr. Smilie's motion. 5th February, 1802 - Smilie, John (Printed by William Duane, 1802)
Printed area measures 10.7 x 8.9 cm. - Resolution, presented in the House of Representatives, recommending "that a committee be appointed to enquire into the propriety of providing by law for the better security to the use of the United States the estates of public officers or agents who may be indebted to them for public monies had or received, and for eventual release of such persons from imprisonment. - Shaw & Shoemaker, 3368. - William Duane was printer to Congress in 1802