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A DEFENCE OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AGAINST THE ATTACK...

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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MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT...TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS. JUNE 18th. John Adams

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT...TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS. JUNE 18th....

Adams, John:

[Philadelphia. 1798]. 72pp. Dbd. Titlepage tanned and chipped, with old tape residue on inner margin of titlepage, rough. Else clean. Overall just about good, untrimmed. The American reply in the famous XYZ affair, in which the French attempted to extort bribes from the American commissioners. Adams herein transmits dispatch No.....

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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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MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS. JUNE 21st, 1798. John...

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS. JUNE 21st, 1798.

Adams, John: [XYZ Affair]:

[Philadelphia. 1798]. 8pp. Dbd. Small marginal tear to fore-edge of final leaf. Very good. Untrimmed. In a message regarding the XYZ Affair, with attached correspondence, President Adams states to Congress that he, "Will never send another Minister to France, without assurances, that he will be received, respected and honored, as.....

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AN ADDRESS OF THE CONVENTION, FOR FRAMING A NEW CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT, FOR THE STATE OF...

AN ADDRESS OF THE CONVENTION, FOR FRAMING A NEW CONSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT, FOR THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS-BAY, TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

[Adams, John]:

Boston: White and Adams, 1780. 18pp. 20th-century three-quarter red morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Extremities rubbed. Institutional bookplate on front pastedown. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage, a few contemporary notations. Second "S" in "Address" on half title lacking, some paper damage to the "E" as well. Light soiling, foxing.....

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ACCOMPANYING A REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,...

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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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...ACCOMPANYING A REPORT MADE TO HIM BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE,...

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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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...ACCOMPANYING AN ACCOUNT OF THE APPLICATION OF GRANTS, MADE BY...

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...ACCOMPANYING AN ACCOUNT OF THE APPLICATION OF GRANTS, MADE BY CONGRESS FOR THE CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT, FROM THE 1ST OF JANUARY, TO 5TH OF DECEMBER, 1799.

[Adams, John]:

Washington. 1800. 3pp. Dbd. Very good. Table noting that there were no expenditures on this special account for the contingent expenses of government.

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SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT...TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS. John Adams

SPEECH OF THE PRESIDENT...TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS.

[Adams, John]:

[Philadelphia]. 1799. 7pp. Modern half cloth and marbled boards, leather label. About fine. Adams' third state of the union address. Gives thanks for the generally favorable condition of the nation, but painfully notes the violent outbreaks in Pennsylvania as a result of the housing law. Looks forward to renewing commerce.....

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AN ORATION ON THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO THE PRESENT CRISIS; AND...

AN ORATION ON THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO THE PRESENT CRISIS; AND ON THE DUTIES OF THE CITIZENS.

Addison, Alexander:

Philadelphia. 1798. 41pp. Dbd. A bit tanned. Old faded stamp on upper right corner of titlepage. Otherwise quite good. Addison, a supporter of the recently enacted Sedition Act of 1798, writes about the impending war with France. He was a consistent ultra-Federalist and hater of the French Revolution.

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THE UNIVERSAL AMERICAN ALMANACK, OR, YEARLY ASTRONOMICAL, HISTORICAL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL...

THE UNIVERSAL AMERICAN ALMANACK, OR, YEARLY ASTRONOMICAL, HISTORICAL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE...FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1764....

Aguecheek, Andrew [pseud]:

Philadelphia: Printed by Andrew Steuart, [1763]. [40]pp. including one in-text woodcut illustration. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Additional stab holes in blank gutter. Light soiling on titlepage, scattered foxing. Else very good, untrimmed. The fifth annual UNIVERSAL AMERICAN ALMANACK by "Andrew Aguecheek" (the pseudonym is taken from the character in TWELFTH.....

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REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, RELATIVE TO THE PRESENT...

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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ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEGUN AND...

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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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ON THE 21st OF FEBRUARY LAST, THE PETITION OF SUNDRY...

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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MILLS AND HICKS'S BRITISH AND AMERICAN REGISTER, WITH AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR 1774; BEING THE...

MILLS AND HICKS'S BRITISH AND AMERICAN REGISTER, WITH AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR 1774; BEING THE SECOND AFTER BISSEXTILE OR LEAP YEAR. CALCULATED FOR THE USE OF ALL THE NEW-ENGLAND PROVINCES.

[Almanac]:

Boston: Printed and sold by Mills and Hicks, at their Printing- Office in School-Street, next door to Cromwell's-Head, [1774]. 108pp. Pages 31 and 74 misnumbered 13 and 47 respectively. 12mo. Contemporary marbled paper on paper wrapper. Wrappers worn, portions of marbled paper lacking on front wrapper, portions of spine lacking.....

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THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR, AND RHODE ISLAND REGISTER, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1782; AND BEING...

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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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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AN ABSTRACT FROM RESOLVES CONTAINING THE ENCOURAGEMENT OFFERED BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, AND...

AN ABSTRACT FROM RESOLVES CONTAINING THE ENCOURAGEMENT OFFERED BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, AND BY THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS- BAY, TO SUCH AS SHALL INLIST INTO THE CONTINENTAL ARMY.

[American Revolution]:

[Boston: Benjamin Edes, ca. Jan. 28, 1777]. Broadside, 13 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Expertly repaired separation along upper horizontal fold, short fold separation to left side of middle horizontal fold, moderate marginal dampstaining. About very good. Untrimmed, docketed on verso. A rare recruitment broadside attempting to entice Massachusetts recruits.....

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AMERICAN JOURNAL EXTRAORDINARY. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1779 [caption title]. American Revolution

AMERICAN JOURNAL EXTRAORDINARY. FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1779 [caption title].

[American Revolution]:

[Providence]: Printed by Southwick and Wheeler, 1779. Broadsheet, 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, printed in two columns. Quarto. Wear, especially along one edge, and light soiling. Very good. This extra, issued the day after the first issue of this newspaper, has intelligence extracted from "Yesterday's Boston Paper" containing news.....

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THE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN, RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE WAR IN AMERICA BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND HER...

THE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN, RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE WAR IN AMERICA BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND HER COLONIES, FROM ITS COMMENCEMENT IN THE YEAR 1764, TO THE TIME OF GENERAL GAGE'S ARRIVAL IN BOSTON IN 1774. [with:] ...FROM THE TIME OF GENERAL GAGE'S ARRIVAL AT BOSTON, IN MAY 1774.

[American Revolution]:

Boston: Re-printed by Thomas and John Fleet, 1780. Two volumes (of three), in original unbound gatherings, with original binder's stab holes in gutter, stitched, untrimmed. 88 (of 90); 381,[1],34pp. (lacking many leaves, as described below). Also with an extra variant copy of the first gathering (80pp.) only of the second.....

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I [ ] DO ACKNOWLEDGE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO BE FREE, INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREIGN STATES,...

I [ ] DO ACKNOWLEDGE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO BE FREE, INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREIGN STATES, AND DECLARE THAT THE PEOPLE THEREOF OWE NO ALLEGIANCE OR OBEDIENCE TO GEORGE THE THIRD, KING OF GREAT-BRITAIN...[caption title].

[American Revolution]:

[Np. ca. 1875]. [1]p. printed on a half quarto sheet, 4 x 6 1/2 inches. Fine. An accomplished late 19th-century facsimile printing of the first oath of allegiance to the United States, administered at the outset of the American Revolution. The original was printed by John Dunlap in Philadelphia, 1776.....

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JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEGINNING THE...

JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEGINNING THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1776, AND ENDING THE SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER, 1781. WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVERAL COMMITTEES AND CONVENTIONS, BEFORE AND AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Volume the First.

[American Revolution]:

Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1782. [2],698pp. plus errata. Folio. Modern reddish-brown morocco, blind tooled, spine gilt. Manuscript ink ownership inscriptions on front endpaper rectos. Two page manuscript letter plus genealogical chart tipped onto front endpaper recto. Scattered pencil and ink annotations. Initial leaves rather chipped, some scattered marginal tears.....

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM IT WAS REFERRED, ON THE 20TH OF DECEMBER LAST, TO...

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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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NOVEMBER 1, 1776. ORDERED, THAT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS FROM THE...

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NOVEMBER 1, 1776. ORDERED, THAT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS FROM THE GENERAL COURT OF THIS STATE TO THE OFFICERS AND PRIVATE SOLDIERS WHO ARE GONE FROM THENCE AND ARE SERVING IN THE AMERICAN ARMY, BE PRINTED IN TWO THOUSAND HAND-BILLS....

[American Revolution]: [Massachusetts General Court]:

[Boston: Printed by Benjamin Edes], Nov. 2, 1776. Broadside, 15 x 9 1/2 inches. Several folds, minor staining, fold lines reinforced with archival tape on verso. Good. Early November, 1776, was a dark moment for the American side in the Revolution. Washington had been routed from New York, the victory.....

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JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEGINNING THE...

JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. BEGINNING THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1776, AND ENDING THE SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER, 1781. WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVERAL COMMITTEES AND CONVENTIONS, BEFORE AND AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Volume the First.

[American Revolution]: [Pennsylvania]:

Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1782. [2],698 [i.e. 697]pp. plus errata page. Tall folio. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards. Text evenly toned, scattered foxing, occasional bit of dampstaining. Leaf Gg has a long closed tear in the lower margin, not costing any text. Very good. Untrimmed. This copy bears.....

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