Source: The Library of Michigan, an agency of the Dept. of History, Arts and Libraries Oversize KFN5025.2 1786: Laws of the state of New-York : passed by the legislature of said state, at their ninth session (New York: Printed by Samuel and John Loudon, 1786) 99-100.
Citation: New York Copyright Statute, New York (1786), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org