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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | Ledyard Petition Committee Report, Connecticut (1783) Source: Connecticut State Library, Manuscript (Colleges and Schools, 1661-1789), Series I, Vol. II, Document 150. Citation: Ledyard Petition Committee Report (1783), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Record-ID: us_1783i Full title Committee Report on the Petition of John Ledyard Full title original language N/A Abstract The report of the committee appointed to examine John Ledyard's petition to the Connecticut governor and legislature for a legislative printing privilege in his book about his voyages with Captain Cook. The report recommends granting a privilege to Ledyard. It also recommends the enactment of a general copyright statute and may have been the catalyst for Connecticut's copyright statute passed in the same year. Bibliography Gray, Edward G. The Making of John Ledyard: Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler. Yale University Press: New Haven, 2007. Zug, James. American Traveler: The Life and Adventures of John Ledyard, the Man Who Dreamed of Walking the World. New York: Basic Books, 2005. Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location Connecticut Year 1783 Language English Source Connecticut State Library, Manuscript (Colleges and Schools, 1661-1789), Series I, Vol. II, Document 150. Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Huntington, Samuel (1731-1796) Ledyard, John (1751-1789) Wyllys, George (1710-1796) Persons referred to in commentary Cook, James (1728-1779) Places referred to N/A Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary Connecticut Copyright Statute 1783 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Connecticut General Assembly Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words authors' remuneration lobbying privileges, printing Responsible editor Oren Bracha Copyright status Original document is out of copyright. In so far as these scans are protected by copyright, they are made available on the same terms as translations and commentaries (see home page). | |||||
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