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Item #WRCAM54069 A LETTER TO THE HON. HARRISON GRAY OTIS, A MEMBER OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS,...

A LETTER TO THE HON. HARRISON GRAY OTIS, A MEMBER OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR NATIONAL AFFAIRS. WITH REMARKS UPON MR. PICKERING'S LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Adams, John Quincy:

Salem: Pool and Palfray, 1808. 52pp. Stitched, as issued. Shelf label and institutional ink stamp on titlepage. Light tanning and foxing, slightly heavier to final leaves. Good. Critical response by John Quincy Adams to a pamphlet by Timothy Pickering, the United States Minister to Great Britain, regarding the tense relations.....

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Item #WRCAM3402 A LETTER TO THE HON. HARRISON GRAY OTIS...ON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR NATIONAL...

A LETTER TO THE HON. HARRISON GRAY OTIS...ON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR NATIONAL AFFAIRS WITH REMARKS UPON MR. PICKERING'S LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

Adams, John Quincy:

Boston. 1808. 32pp. Dbd. Foxing, particularly on outer leaves, else very good. The second edition of this pamphlet by the future President, discussing the embargo.

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Item #WRCAM50028A A DEFENCE OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,...

A DEFENCE OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AGAINST THE ATTACK OF M. TURGOT IN HIS LETTER TO DR. PRICE, DATED THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF MARCH, 1778.

Adams, John:

Philadelphia. 1797. Three volumes. 6,xxxiii,[3]-392; [4],451; [2],528,[44]pp. Antique-style half calf and marbled boards, spines gilt, leather labels. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage of first volume, later institutional blind stamps on titlepages. Light tanning and an occasional fox mark. Very good. In a three-quarter morocco and cloth clamshell box. Styled the.....

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Item #WRCAM44260 A DEFENCE OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,...

A DEFENCE OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AGAINST THE ATTACK ON M. TURGOT IN HIS LETTER TO DR. PRICE....

Adams, John:

London: John Stockdale, 1794. Three volumes. 8,xxxii,3-392; [2],451,[1]; [2],528,[36]pp. Portrait in first volume. Half title in each volume. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards. Occasional light tanning and foxing. Overall, a very good set. The definitive final edition, after its first appearance in London in 1787. One of the most.....

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Item #WRCAM35199 DÉFENSE DES CONSTITUTIONS AMÉRICAINES, OU DE LA NÉCESSITÉ D'UNE BALANCE DANS...

DÉFENSE DES CONSTITUTIONS AMÉRICAINES, OU DE LA NÉCESSITÉ D'UNE BALANCE DANS LES POUVOIRS D'UN GOUVERNEMENT LIBRE.

Adams, John:

Paris. 1792. Two volumes. [4],xxiv,547; [2],503pp. Half title in each volume. Bound in original wrappers of yellow printer's wastepaper, with other wastepaper used as the inner wrapper; original printed paper labels. Wrappers lightly stained. An occasional fox mark, else internally pristine. A fine set, in original, completely unsophisticated condition, untrimmed.....

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Item #WRCAM55596 MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT...TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS. MAY 4th, 1798. John Adams

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT...TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS. MAY 4th, 1798.

Adams, John:

[Philadelphia. 1798]. 72pp. Dbd. Light even toning. Very good. This message is the second entirely devoted to the troubles of the United States with France, the XYZ Affair, and the naval "Quasi-War." The French government had attempted to extort a bribe from the American envoys Charles Pinckney, John Marshall, and.....

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Item #WRCAM46856 CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE HON. JOHN ADAMS, LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,...

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE HON. JOHN ADAMS, LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE LATE WM. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ. BEGINNING IN 1803, AND ENDING IN 1812.

[Adams, John]:

Boston. 1823. x,219pp. Later three-quarter calf and marbled boards, expertly rebacked. Couple of spots, else very good. [with:] Pickering, Timothy: A REVIEW OF THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE HON. JOHN ADAMS...AND THE LATE WM. CUNNINGHAM.... [2],140pp. Salem. 1824. Modern cloth, leather label. Some foxing, minor tape repair in blank corner of.....

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Item #WRCAM47623 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ACCOMPANYING A REPORT OF THE...

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ACCOMPANYING A REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WITH A LETTER TO HIM, FROM MATTHEW CLARKSON, ESQ. AND A LIST OF THE CLAIMS ADJUSTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS UNDER THE 21st ARTICLE OF OUR TREATY WITH SPAIN.

[Adams, John]:

[Philadelphia. 1800]. 8pp. Folded sheet. Light soiling and wear. Very good. Untrimmed. Contains a list of claims by American ships adjusted under the 21st article of the Treaty with Spain ratified in 1799, by which Spain paid fines for ships seized during the "Quasi- War" in 1797-98.

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Item #WRCAM13490 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...ACCOMPANYING A REPORT MADE TO HIM BY THE SECRETARY...

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...ACCOMPANYING A REPORT MADE TO HIM BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, EXHIBITING A STATEMENT OF THE LOSSES RECOVERED BY THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE TREATY MADE WITH GREAT BRITAIN....

[Adams, John]:

[Philadelphia. 1798]. 11pp. Dbd. Some scattered foxing and tanning. Good. Lists a number of ships which were captured by the British, including details of events leading to their captivity.

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Item #WRCAM16423 THE TRIAL OF ALEXANDER ADDISON, ESQ. PRESIDENT OF THE COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS IN...

THE TRIAL OF ALEXANDER ADDISON, ESQ. PRESIDENT OF THE COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS IN THE CIRCUIT CONSISTING OF THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORELAND, FAYETTE, WASHINGTON AND ALLEGHENY, ON AN IMPEACHMENT, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BEFORE THE SENATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. TAKEN IN SHORT HAND BY THOMAS LLOYD.

[Addison, Alexander]:

Lancaster. 1803. 154pp. Lacks the 14pp. appendix at rear. Later three-quarter morocco and cloth, bit sunned, untrimmed, some foxing, else very good. Without the 14pp. appendix at rear. Addison, a pugnacious reactionary (he defended the Alien and Sedition Acts), was impeached and removed from the bench on a charge of.....

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Item #WRCAM16423A THE TRIAL OF ALEXANDER ADDISON, ESQ. PRESIDENT OF THE COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS IN...

THE TRIAL OF ALEXANDER ADDISON, ESQ. PRESIDENT OF THE COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS IN THE CIRCUIT CONSISTING OF THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORELAND, FAYETTE, WASHINGTON AND ALLEGHENY, ON AN IMPEACHMENT, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BEFORE THE SENATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. TAKEN IN SHORT HAND BY THOMAS LLOYD.

[Addison, Alexander]:

Lancaster. 1803. [3]-124,101-154,14pp. Lacks half title. 20th-century tan buckram, gilt morocco labels. Shelf mark on spine. Institutional ink and blind stamp on titlepage. Occasional foxing and contemporary marginalia, worming to last portion of text and the Appendix. Good. Addison, a pugnacious reactionary (he defended the Alien and Sedition Acts), was.....

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Item #WRCAM53841 THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE, vs. ALEXANDER WHISTELO, A BLACK MAN; BEING...

THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE, vs. ALEXANDER WHISTELO, A BLACK MAN; BEING A REMARKABLE CASE OF BASTARDY, TRIED AND ADJUDGED BY THE MAYOR, RECORDER, AND SEVERAL ALDERMEN, OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK....

[African-American Crime]:

New York: David Longworth, 1808. 56pp. Dbd. Faint institutional ink stamp and embossed blindstamp to titlepage, minor toning, light foxing. Overall, very good. A curious and rare account of the trial of Alexander Whistelo, a Black man accused of leaving Lucy Williams, a mulatto, with child. A controversy ensued as.....

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Item #WRCAM9148 A LETTER TO THE HON. JOHN QUINCEY [sic] ADAMS, OCCASIONED BY HIS LETTER TO MR....

A LETTER TO THE HON. JOHN QUINCEY [sic] ADAMS, OCCASIONED BY HIS LETTER TO MR. OTIS.

Alfred [pseud]:

[New York]. 1808. 43pp. Dbd. Foxed, couple of marginal chips, hole to one leaf affecting several words. Good. Severely critical reply to Adams.

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Item #WRCAM12568 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE U....

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE U. STATES, ON THE MEMORIAL OF BOWIE & KURTZ & OTHERS...FOR COMPENSATION FOR THE SHIP ALLEGHANY, LOST WHILE IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, ON A VOYAGE TO ALGIERS....

[Algiers]:

Washington. 1816. 7pp. Dbd. Foxed, else good, unopened. Narrates the seizure of this U.S. vessel by the Dey of Algiers in 1812. Not in Shaw & Shoemaker.

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Item #WRCAM13496 REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,...

REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, RELATIVE TO THE PRESENT SITUATION OF AFFAIRS WITH THE DEY AND REGENCY OF ALGIERS. ACCOMPANYING A CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE, FROM THE PRESIDENT....

[Algiers]:

[Philadelphia. 1797]. 22pp. Dbd. Scattered browning and foxing. Good. This document was intended to accompany the President's Message of Jan. 19, 1797, not present here. Recounts events leading up to negotiations for a treaty with Algiers, and lists expenditures involved. The U.S. was still in the embarrassing position of paying.....

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Item #WRCAM52689 ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF...

ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, ON MONDAY THE FIFTEENTH OF MAY, IN THE YEAR M,DCC,XCVII. AND OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, THE TWENTY-FIRST. [bound with:] ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS.... [bound with:] ACTS PASSED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS....

[Alien and Sedition Acts]:

Philadelphia: Richard Folwell, [ 1799]. 50,[3],[52]-240,vii,[4],[244]-561,[4],[4]- 26,iv,[48]pp. Contemporary calf, blind ruled, neatly rebacked in matching style. Contemporary ownership inscriptions on front free endpaper and titlepage. Light foxing. Very good. The scarce official printing of the collected laws passed by the Fifth United States Congress, which include the notorious Alien and.....

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Item #WRCAM41342 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ON THE 21st OF FEBRUARY LAST, THE...

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ON THE 21st OF FEBRUARY LAST, THE PETITION OF SUNDRY INHABITANTS OF MOUNT-PLEASANT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[Alien and Sedition Acts]:

[Philadelphia]. 1800. 4pp. Dbd. Stab holes in gutter. Very good. The decision of a committee concerned with a case related to the Alien and Sedition Acts. A group of immigrants, having failed to gain citizenship before the implementation of the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798, although previously eligible to.....

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Item #WRCAM46214 AN INQUIRY INTO THE VIEWS, PRINCIPLES, SERVICES, AND INFLUENCES OF THE LEADING...

AN INQUIRY INTO THE VIEWS, PRINCIPLES, SERVICES, AND INFLUENCES OF THE LEADING MEN IN THE ORIGINATION OF OUR UNION, AND IN THE FORMATION AND EARLY ADMINISTRATION OF OUR PRESENT GOVERNMENT.

Allen, Thaddeus:

Boston: S.N. Dickinson & Co., 1845. xi,[1],86pp. Dbd. Minor foxing. Very good. Gathered extracts of primary source material relating to the founding of the United States. Relatively scarce. Howes lists only a 1857 edition, not this earlier issue.

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Item #WRCAM28213 THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR, AND RHODE ISLAND REGISTER, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD...

THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR, AND RHODE ISLAND REGISTER, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1782; AND BEING THE SECOND YEAR AFTER BISSEXTILE OR LEAP YEAR, AND THE SIXTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE...CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF PROVIDENCE, IN NEW ENGLAND...ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS BY THE INGENIOUS BENJAMIN WEST, A.M.....

[Almanac]:

Providence: Bennett Wheeler, 1782. [40]pp. 16mo. Self-wrappers, stab-stitched. Slight browning. Overall, very good. The present edition of the NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR... is most notable for its inclusion of the complete Articles of Confederation, which had passed into law upon Maryland's agreement to ratify on March 1, 1781. Published by Benjamin West.....

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Item #WRCAM30424 THE MEMORIAL OF THE MERCHANTS & TRADERS OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE. American Commerce

THE MEMORIAL OF THE MERCHANTS & TRADERS OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.

[American Commerce]:

Baltimore: Warner & Hanna, 1806. 49pp. Errata slip laid down in lower margin of last leaf. Dbd. Light uniform browning, old library stamp at head of titlepage. Very good. This petition, one of many from various merchant organizations, lobbies the President of the United States and Congress to defend American.....

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Item #WRCAM19979 THE WEEKLY MAGAZINE [caption title]. American Magazine

THE WEEKLY MAGAZINE [caption title].

[American Magazine]:

[Philadelphia]. June 9, 1798 - April 6, 1799. [161]-416pp. (lacks pp.163-166). Apparently also lacking titlepages with complete publication title. Contemporary half calf and plain boards. Spine worn, front hinge cracked. First two leaves lightly dampstained. Lacks two leaves. Otherwise good, untrimmed. A volume of ten complete issues of this early.....

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Item #WRCAM23054 THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1800. [VOL. XXXVII. - NO. 1879]....

THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1800. [VOL. XXXVII. - NO. 1879].

[American Newspaper]:

[Providence]: Printed and published by John Carter... 1800. [4]pp. printed on folded sheet within heavy black border. Expertly silked, reinforced at joining of sheets. Wear at old folds with some loss of text, some spotting, pencil signature. Else good. This is one of the many newspapers to elaborately announce the.....

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Item #WRCAM32251 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, ON THE PETITION OF THE HEIRS OF CARON DE...

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, ON THE PETITION OF THE HEIRS OF CARON DE BEAUMARCHAIS.

[American Revolution]:

Washington. 1812. 33pp. Gathered signatures, string-tied as issued. Very good, untrimmed and unopened. This claim was submitted by the heirs of Beaumarchais, the great French playwright who produced THE BARBER OF SEVILLE and THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, requesting compensation for the funds their ancestor expended in supporting the American Revolution.....

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Item #WRCAM32256 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM IT WAS REFERRED, ON THE 20TH OF...

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM IT WAS REFERRED, ON THE 20TH OF DECEMBER LAST, TO ENQUIRE INTO, AND REPORT ON THE EXPEDIENCY OR INEXPEDIENCY OF DESIGNATING CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, TO BE EXCEPTED FROM THE OPERATION OF THE ACTS OF LIMITATION.

[American Revolution]:

[Philadelphia. 1797]. 12pp. Dbd., with fragment of contemporary wrapper along spine. Foxed. A good copy, untrimmed and unopened. Ascribed by Evans to the press of William Ross. Part of the long-standing attempts to settle Revolutionary War debts, in this instance claims by army officers for compensation. NAIP locates only five.....

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Item #WRCAM47600 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE OPERATION OF THE ACT FOR...

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE OPERATION OF THE ACT FOR THE RELIEF AND PROTECTION OF AMERICAN SEAMEN, AND REPORT WHAT AMENDMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO BE MADE THERETO.

[American Seamen]:

[Philadelphia. 1797]. [3],20-41pp. including two folding tables. Stitched as issued. Minor toning and foxing. Very good. Untrimmed. Contains many statistics regarding seamen who put into port along the New England and southern coastline, by state, as well as statistics on impressment.

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