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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions:

COLLECTION OF THIRTY-FOUR ANNUAL SERMONS DELIVERED AT ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS, 1816-1905; AND TEN SERMONS AND PAMPHLETS DELIVERED AT OR ABOUT THE ABCFM, 1817-1895.

[various places: various dates, as noted]. A total of 44 documents, in varying conditions ranging from Good to Very Good. Mostly Good+. Some original printed wrappers, a few disbound, most stitched [occasional loosening], scattered foxing and wear. Overall Good+. Details on request Annual Sermons for the years 1816,1818,1821,1822, 1825, 1831... More

Price: $500.00

CONSTITUTIONAL DANGER, OR, A SURE WAY TO STOP THE PROGRESS OF PAIN. William Dent.

[Dent, William]:

CONSTITUTIONAL DANGER, OR, A SURE WAY TO STOP THE PROGRESS OF PAIN.

[London]: William Dent, June 11, 1792. Oblong folio, 10-1/2" x 16-1/4". Printed in black ink. Light tanning around outermost edge. Very Good. This print satirizes the Royal Proclamation of May 21, 1792, "for the preventing of tumultuous meetings and seditious writings." It depicts William Pitt firing a cannon which lies... More

Price: $1,500.00

PENOBSCOT COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CONVENTION. 1828 Elections: Maine.

[1828 Elections: Maine]:

PENOBSCOT COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CONVENTION.

[Bangor? 1828]. Folio broadside, 9-1/4" x 20". Matted, hinged at upper edge. Printed in three full columns. A few old folds, Very Good. The Convention met in Bangor on July 9, 1828. After endorsing candidates for various State offices, the Convention issued and printed its 'Address... to the Electors of... More

Price: $850.00

"THE MODERN DEMOCRATIC CREED! LETTER OF JOHN BRODHEAD, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR CITY TREASURER. PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 7TH, 1860. MR. JEFFERSON DAVIS. MR DEAR SIR:--- CAN YOU TELL ME IF GENERAL LARMAN IS LIKELY TO REMAIN MUCH LONGER IN NICARAGUA? I SHOULD LIKE TO GO TO THAT COUNTRY AND HELP OPEN IT TO CIVILIZATION AND NIGGERS. I COULD GET STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S PRESENT FRIENDS IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE PLACE, WERE THE MISSION VACANT, AND I THINK I WOULD PROVE A LIVE MINISTER. I AM TIRED OF BEING A WHITE SLAVE AT THE NORTH, AND LONG FOR A HOME IN THE SUNNY SOUTH. PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU WHEN YOU HAVE LEISURE. MRS. BRODHEAD JOINS ME IN SENDING KIND REMEMBRANCES TO MRS. DAVIS AND YOURSELF. SINCERELY AND GRATEFULLY YOUR FRIEND, JOHN BRODHEAD" Elections of 1860 in Philadelphia.

[Elections of 1860 in Philadelphia]:

"THE MODERN DEMOCRATIC CREED! LETTER OF JOHN BRODHEAD, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR CITY TREASURER. PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 7TH, 1860. MR. JEFFERSON DAVIS. MR DEAR SIR:--- CAN YOU TELL ME IF GENERAL LARMAN IS LIKELY TO REMAIN MUCH LONGER IN NICARAGUA? I SHOULD LIKE TO GO TO THAT COUNTRY AND HELP OPEN IT TO CIVILIZATION AND NIGGERS. I COULD GET STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S PRESENT FRIENDS IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE PLACE, WERE THE MISSION VACANT, AND I THINK I WOULD PROVE A LIVE MINISTER. I AM TIRED OF BEING A WHITE SLAVE AT THE NORTH, AND LONG FOR A HOME IN THE SUNNY SOUTH. PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU WHEN YOU HAVE LEISURE. MRS. BRODHEAD JOINS ME IN SENDING KIND REMEMBRANCES TO MRS. DAVIS AND YOURSELF. SINCERELY AND GRATEFULLY YOUR FRIEND, JOHN BRODHEAD"

[Philadelphia: 1862]. Folio broadside, 11-7/8" x 19", printed in several varieties of bold type. A few marginal closed tears [no loss], and a blank lower corner tear. Toned, a few light folds, formerly matted. Very Good. This broadside was posted on the outside walls of the Union League in Philadelphia... More

Price: $1,850.00

Whitman, Kilborn:

A SERMON, DELIVERED JUNE 10TH, 1795. AT THE ORDINATION OF JOSHUA CUSHMAN, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE CHRISTIAN SOCIETY IN WINSLOW. BY KILBORN WHITMAN, OF PEMBROKE.

Hallowell, Hook: Wait and Baker, 1796. 36pp, with the half title, as issued. Disbound, rubberstamp on half title, widely scattered foxing, Good+. A scarce Maine imprint. The Charge is given by Reverend Josiah Winship of Woolwich; and the Right Hand of Fellowship by Reverend Jonathan Ellis, of Topsham. Evans 31629. ESTC... More

Price: $150.00

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOSEPH STORY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1828, FROM THE HIGHLY RESPECTED NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWYER JEREMIAH MASON, CO-COUNSEL WITH DANIEL WEBSTER IN THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CASE. Jeremiah Mason.

Mason, Jeremiah:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOSEPH STORY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1828, FROM THE HIGHLY RESPECTED NEW HAMPSHIRE LAWYER JEREMIAH MASON, CO-COUNSEL WITH DANIEL WEBSTER IN THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CASE.

Portsmouth, NH: September 27, 1828. Folio sheet folded to 8" x 9-3/4". [4] pp. Written on the first page [18 lines] and four lines of the second page, "The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Story" at the bottom of page [2]. Page 3 is blank, and the last page is the postal... More

Price: $500.00

THE PEOPLE AGAINST DAVID MONTGOMERY, FOR THE MURDER OF MARY MONTGOMERY. David Montgomery.

[Montgomery, David]:

THE PEOPLE AGAINST DAVID MONTGOMERY, FOR THE MURDER OF MARY MONTGOMERY.

New York: Diossy & Company, 1873. Original printed front title wrapper [loose but present], lacking the rear wrapper. Pages [207]-257, [1 blank] pp, as issued. Disbound, loosening, rubberstamp on title page. Else a clean and Good+ text. The publisher's Note says the case "is one of the most important of... More

Price: $450.00

THE TRIAL OF JAMES N. TANDY, ESQ. AS HAD IN HIS MAJESTY'S COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ON THE 11TH OF JUNE, 1792, ON AN INDICTMENT FOR CHALLENGING AND PROVOKING TO FIGHT, JOHN TOLER, ESQ. HIS MAJESTY'S SOLICITER [sic] GENERAL. TAKEN IN SHORT HAND, BY A BARRISTER. James Tandy.

[Tandy, James]:

THE TRIAL OF JAMES N. TANDY, ESQ. AS HAD IN HIS MAJESTY'S COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ON THE 11TH OF JUNE, 1792, ON AN INDICTMENT FOR CHALLENGING AND PROVOKING TO FIGHT, JOHN TOLER, ESQ. HIS MAJESTY'S SOLICITER [sic] GENERAL. TAKEN IN SHORT HAND, BY A BARRISTER.

Dublin: W. McKenzie, 1792. [2], 45, [1 blank] pp, as issued. Disbound [some roughness along blank inner edge], light rubberstamp on title page. Good+. A second edition issued from Dublin later in 1792. Toler, a Member of Parliament, had apparently spoken ill of Tandy in public debate. An angry Tandy... More

Price: $450.00

THE TWITCHELL TRAGEDY. MORE ABOUT THE CRIME. MRS. TWITCHELL. A STARTLING CONFESSION AT LAST OF THE MURDERER OF MRS. HILL AT PHILADELPHIA. TO WHICH IS ADDED A FULL ACCOUNT OF TWITCHELL'S POISONING, AND MYSTERIOUS MATTERS NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. ALSO STARTLING ATTEMPT, BY HIS RELATIONS, TO BRING A MURDERER'S CORPSE TO LIFE, AFTER OBTAINING IT FROM THE AUTHORITIES FOR BURIAL-- IT BEING MADE TO BREATHE AND MOVE. George S. Twitchell.

[Twitchell, George S.]:

THE TWITCHELL TRAGEDY. MORE ABOUT THE CRIME. MRS. TWITCHELL. A STARTLING CONFESSION AT LAST OF THE MURDERER OF MRS. HILL AT PHILADELPHIA. TO WHICH IS ADDED A FULL ACCOUNT OF TWITCHELL'S POISONING, AND MYSTERIOUS MATTERS NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. ALSO STARTLING ATTEMPT, BY HIS RELATIONS, TO BRING A MURDERER'S CORPSE TO LIFE, AFTER OBTAINING IT FROM THE AUTHORITIES FOR BURIAL-- IT BEING MADE TO BREATHE AND MOVE.

Philadelphia: C.W. Alexander, Publisher, [1869]. Original printed and illustrated blue wrappers, the front wrapper with a dramatic illustration of an unkempt woman weeping before a crucifix, the rear wrapper depicting a dying Twitchell with the caption, "I would rather die here on this prison bed than lay my head on... More

Price: $850.00

NEW ORLEANS CHARACTERS. Leon Joseph Fremaux.

Fremaux, Leon Joseph:

NEW ORLEANS CHARACTERS.

[New Orleans]: Peychaud & Garcia, 48 Camp Street, [1876]. Folio. [34], [2 blanks] pp, printed on rectos only. Lithographed title page oval portrait of Tignon a la Chinoise plus sixteen lithographic plates, all hand-colored by the author. Bound in original pebbled cloth and half leather with gilt borders and front... More

Price: $11,000.00

[Hughes, Dr. John W.]:

THE TRIAL OF DR. JOHN W. HUGHES, FOR THE MURDER OF MISS TAMZEN PARSONS; WITH A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE, AS RELATED BY HIMSELF. A RECORD OF LOVE, BIGAMY AND MURDER, UNPARALLELED IN THE ANNALS OF CRIME.

Cleveland: Printed for the Leader Company, 1866. 58pp. Disbound. Original printed wrappers, the front wrapper illustrated with a portrait of Dr. Hughes. Some wrapper spotting and wear. Text clean, but a printer's flaw at page 52 affects several letters without obscuring their meaning. Good+. This is the 58-page edition, which... More

Price: $850.00

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ROBERT GRIER UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE COURT. Salmon Chase.

Chase, Salmon:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO ASSOCIATE JUSTICE ROBERT GRIER UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE COURT.

Washington, D.C. January 31, 1870. One leaf, folded to 8" x 10", [4]pp. Text on recto and verso of first leaf. Old folds [several clean fold splits without loss, partly repaired with archival tape]. Very Good. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War, was Abraham Lincoln's appointee as... More

Price: $4,500.00

REPLY TO BISHOP COLENSO'S ATTACK UPON THE PENTATEUCH. BY THE HEBREW WOOD CHOPPER. The Hebrew Wood Chopper, Jacob Leon Stone.

Hebrew Wood Chopper, The [Stone, Jacob Leon]:

REPLY TO BISHOP COLENSO'S ATTACK UPON THE PENTATEUCH. BY THE HEBREW WOOD CHOPPER.

San Francisco: Bell & Lampman, 1863. 111pp. Disbound with a bit of loosening, last leaf detached. Good+. Bishop Colenso's work is an amalgam of "blunders of the grossest description" but is nevertheless "important and dangerous" for its "attack upon the veracity of the Bible," particularly because the source of... More

Price: $450.00

FUNERAL ORATION, OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF EPHRAIM SIMONDS, OF TEMPLETON, MASSACHUSETTS, A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR CLASS IN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE; WHO DIED AT HANOVER, (N.H.) ON THE 18TH OF JUNE 1801, AET. 26. BY DANIEL WEBSTER, A CLASS-MATE OF THE DECEASED. Daniel Webster.

Webster, Daniel:

FUNERAL ORATION, OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF EPHRAIM SIMONDS, OF TEMPLETON, MASSACHUSETTS, A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR CLASS IN DARTMOUTH COLLEGE; WHO DIED AT HANOVER, (N.H.) ON THE 18TH OF JUNE 1801, AET. 26. BY DANIEL WEBSTER, A CLASS-MATE OF THE DECEASED.

Hanover: Moses Davis, 1801. 13, [1 blank] pp, with the half title as issued. Trimmed closely at top margin, shaving the top portion of '13' in the page enumeration on page 13. Light blindstamp on half title, scattered light wear and fox, else Very Good. Bound in modern green morocco... More

Price: $2,500.00

INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MILTON W. STREETER, THE JEALOUS AND INFATUATED MURDERER, WHO MURDERED HIS BEAUTIFUL AND YOUNG WIFE, ELVIRA W. STREETER, AT SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS., A FEW MONTHS SINCE: CONTAINING ALL THE INTERESTING INCIDENTS OF HIS LIFE- ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER- HIS TRIAL, WHICH OCCURRED RECENTLY, SENTENCE, &C. H. F. Tingley.

Tingley, H.F.:

INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MILTON W. STREETER, THE JEALOUS AND INFATUATED MURDERER, WHO MURDERED HIS BEAUTIFUL AND YOUNG WIFE, ELVIRA W. STREETER, AT SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS., A FEW MONTHS SINCE: CONTAINING ALL THE INTERESTING INCIDENTS OF HIS LIFE- ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER- HIS TRIAL, WHICH OCCURRED RECENTLY, SENTENCE, &C.

Pawtucket, R.I. A.W. Pearce, Printer, 1850. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 96pp. Full-page illustration of the murder scene. The rear wrapper advertises, "Agents Wanted to sell this book in all parts of the United States and the British Provinces, and in all parts of Europe where the English language is spoken."... More

Price: $950.00

LIFE OF WILLIAM POOLE, WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE TERRIBLE AFFRAY IN WHICH HE RECEIVED HIS DEATH WOUND; HIS LAST WORDS, "I DIE A TRUE AMERICAN!" FUNERAL PROCESSION. OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATION. VERDICT. PURSUIT OF BAKER. PHRENOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF WILLIAM POOLE, BY MESSRS. FORLERS AND WELLS. EXAMINATION OF HIS HEART, BY DR. EDWARD H. DIXON. WITH BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF JAMES IRWIN, JOHNNY LING, HARVEY YOUNG, PAUGENE, ALIAS PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN, AND LEWIS BAKER. CONTAINING ALSO SKETCHES OF TOM HYER, THE AMERICAN CHAMPION. JAMES SULLIVAN AND JOHN MORRISSEY, WITH PORTRAITS. Big Bill Poole, Bill the Butcher.

[Poole, Big Bill] [Bill the Butcher]:

LIFE OF WILLIAM POOLE, WITH A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE TERRIBLE AFFRAY IN WHICH HE RECEIVED HIS DEATH WOUND; HIS LAST WORDS, "I DIE A TRUE AMERICAN!" FUNERAL PROCESSION. OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATION. VERDICT. PURSUIT OF BAKER. PHRENOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF WILLIAM POOLE, BY MESSRS. FORLERS AND WELLS. EXAMINATION OF HIS HEART, BY DR. EDWARD H. DIXON. WITH BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF JAMES IRWIN, JOHNNY LING, HARVEY YOUNG, PAUGENE, ALIAS PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN, AND LEWIS BAKER. CONTAINING ALSO SKETCHES OF TOM HYER, THE AMERICAN CHAMPION. JAMES SULLIVAN AND JOHN MORRISSEY, WITH PORTRAITS.

New York: De Witt & Davenport, [1855]. Original printed wrappers, with portrait of Poole [worn along spine, reinforced with tape at edges, couple of margin chips]. Stitched. Portrait frontis of Poole. Crude tape repair of a closed tear [no loss] at page 17. 84, [1 blank] pp plus full-page portraits... More

Price: $2,500.00

A FULL REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF ORRIN WOODFORD, FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE, DIANA WOODFORD; AT AVON, CONN., JULY 22D, 1845; AT THE JANUARY TERM, OF THE SUPERIOR COURT, HOLDEN AT HARTFORD, 1846. INCLUDING THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL, AND ACCOMPANIED BY PLANS OF THE HOUSE AND PREMISES, WHERE THE HOMICIDE WAS COMMITTED. TOGETHER WITH AN ACCURATE PORTRAIT OF THE PRISONER. BY N.H. MORGAN, KEEPER OF THE HARTFORD COUNTY JAIL. N. H. Morgan.

Morgan, N.H.:

A FULL REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF ORRIN WOODFORD, FOR THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE, DIANA WOODFORD; AT AVON, CONN., JULY 22D, 1845; AT THE JANUARY TERM, OF THE SUPERIOR COURT, HOLDEN AT HARTFORD, 1846. INCLUDING THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL, AND ACCOMPANIED BY PLANS OF THE HOUSE AND PREMISES, WHERE THE HOMICIDE WAS COMMITTED. TOGETHER WITH AN ACCURATE PORTRAIT OF THE PRISONER. BY N.H. MORGAN, KEEPER OF THE HARTFORD COUNTY JAIL.

Hartford: Published by Elihu Geer, 26 State Street, and for Sale by Peter Cooke... 1846. Original printed blue wrappers, illustrated with a portrait of Woodford "from a Daguerreotype by Carey & Stancliff" [portrait repeated after the title leaf]. Plan of the Woodford house, and a map of the neighborhood at... More

Price: $950.00

COL HARNEYS' CHARGE ON THE MEXICAN LANCERS' COMMANDED BY GENERAL LA VEGA NEAR VERA CRUZ. AMERICAN FORCES FROM 4 TO 600. MEXICAN FORCES FROM 6 TO 10,000. R. Magee, Publisher.

[Magee, R., Publisher]:

COL HARNEYS' CHARGE ON THE MEXICAN LANCERS' COMMANDED BY GENERAL LA VEGA NEAR VERA CRUZ. AMERICAN FORCES FROM 4 TO 600. MEXICAN FORCES FROM 6 TO 10,000.

Philadelphia: Published by R, Magee, [@1847]. Oblong 10" x 14", lithograph colored by hand. Colors and image bright and clear, with light blank margin foxing. Very Good plus, in an archival mat with mylar sheet. A dramatic depiction of the clash between American and Mexican forces, with charging cavalry and... More

Price: $850.00

JEFF IN PETTICOATS. A SONG FOR THE TIMES. WORDS BY GEORGE COOPER. MUSIC BY HENRY TUCKER. Jefferson Davis.

[Davis, Jefferson]:

JEFF IN PETTICOATS. A SONG FOR THE TIMES. WORDS BY GEORGE COOPER. MUSIC BY HENRY TUCKER.

New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co. [1865]. Folio. 5, [1- advt] pp. Words and music. Title page with lithograph of Jefferson Davis, in his wife's dress and holding a knife, running from a Union soldier whose gun is drawn. His wife, also in a dress, remonstrates; two men are... More

Price: $350.00

FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS CHATTANOOGA TENN. JULY 3D. 4TH. 5TH. 1890. J.B. GORDON GENERAL COMMANDING. United Confederate Veterans:.

United Confederate Veterans]:

FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS CHATTANOOGA TENN. JULY 3D. 4TH. 5TH. 1890. J.B. GORDON GENERAL COMMANDING.

[Chattanooga: 1890]. Original printed, illustrated, color title wrappers and original staples. 36pp. Rear wrapper with a small bottom corner chip, affecting a portion of the decorative border. Illustrations. Very Good. Front wrapper depicts the American flag and a color portrait of General Gordon. The rear wrapper, with Confederate flag, depicts... More

Price: $450.00

"LITTLE MAC" ON HIS WAY TO VISIT HIS FRIENDS, VIA "SALT RIVER." Election of 1864.

[Election of 1864]:

"LITTLE MAC" ON HIS WAY TO VISIT HIS FRIENDS, VIA "SALT RIVER."

[np: 1864]. Oblong broadside, 4-1/4" x 2-7/8", depicting a dejected McClellan and friends, who are on Salt River in a washtub which is being pulled by the devil to Sesesh-Ia, where a couple of Confederate soldiers wave to them and hold a Confederate flag. Light wear, crease in bottom corner... More

Price: $275.00

A SKETCH OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND TRIAL OF WILLIAM HARDY, ON AN INDICTMENT FOR THE MURDER OF AN INFANT, NOVEMBER 27, 1806, BEFORE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, HOLDEN AT BOSTON, WITHIN AND FOR THE COUNTIES OF SUFFOLK AND NANTUCKET, IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF MARCH, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1807. REPORTED FROM THE MINUTES OF ONE OF THE COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT. William Hardy.

[Hardy, William]:

A SKETCH OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND TRIAL OF WILLIAM HARDY, ON AN INDICTMENT FOR THE MURDER OF AN INFANT, NOVEMBER 27, 1806, BEFORE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, HOLDEN AT BOSTON, WITHIN AND FOR THE COUNTIES OF SUFFOLK AND NANTUCKET, IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF MARCH, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1807. REPORTED FROM THE MINUTES OF ONE OF THE COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT.

Boston: Printed by Oliver and Munroe, 1807. 47, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, toned, scattered foxing [generally in the margins]. Except as noted, Very Good. This pamphlet reports Hardy's second trial. A jury had convicted him, but the verdict was overturned because his arraignment had occurred before a single judge who... More

Price: $950.00

THE TRIAL OF ROBERT W. HOUSTON, VERSUS GENERAL JOHN DICKS, AND OTHERS, MEMBERS OF A COURT MARTIAL...BEING AN ACTION OF TRESPASS, INSTITUTED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS AND OPINION OF THE SAID COURT. ALSO, THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, AT A SPECIAL SESSION, HELD AT LANCASTER, ON THE 6TH MARCH, 1817. AND THE OPINIONS OF THE JUDGES OF SAID COURT, DELIVERED ON THE 19TH MAY, 1817, REVERSING THE OPINION OF THE COURT BELOW. BY GEORGE B. PORTER, ESQ. Robert W. Houston.

[Houston, Robert W.]:

THE TRIAL OF ROBERT W. HOUSTON, VERSUS GENERAL JOHN DICKS, AND OTHERS, MEMBERS OF A COURT MARTIAL...BEING AN ACTION OF TRESPASS, INSTITUTED IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS AND OPINION OF THE SAID COURT. ALSO, THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, AT A SPECIAL SESSION, HELD AT LANCASTER, ON THE 6TH MARCH, 1817. AND THE OPINIONS OF THE JUDGES OF SAID COURT, DELIVERED ON THE 19TH MAY, 1817, REVERSING THE OPINION OF THE COURT BELOW. BY GEORGE B. PORTER, ESQ.

Philadelphia: Lydia R. Bailey, No. 10, North Alley, 1817. 144, 54 pp, as issued. Scattered foxing, faint rubberstamp on title page. Untrimmed. Disbound. Good+. Houston, a member of the Pennsylvania militia, was ordered by President Madison into service in the War of 1812. Houston refused. A court martial, convened... More

Price: $500.00

THE CASE OF BAPTIS IRVINE, IN A MATTER OF CONTEMPT OF COURT. WITH AN APPENDIX, BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE BAR. FROM THE REPORTER'S SHORT-HAND NOTES. George Bourne.

[Bourne, George]:

THE CASE OF BAPTIS IRVINE, IN A MATTER OF CONTEMPT OF COURT. WITH AN APPENDIX, BY A GENTLEMAN OF THE BAR. FROM THE REPORTER'S SHORT-HAND NOTES.

Baltimore: Printed for the Reporter, by S. Magill, 1808. 57, [1 blank], 48 pp. Disbound, with a light rubberstamp on title page, else Very Good. This is an early American case involving the freedom of the press. Irvine was Editor of the 'Baltimore Whig' from 1808-1813. Its editorials were blamed... More

Price: $750.00

Voorhees, D[aniel] W.:

SPEECH OF D.W. VOORHEES, DELIVERED AT GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE, JUNE 23, 1885, IN DEFENSE OF CAPT. EDWARD T. JOHNSON, INDICTED FOR THE MURDER OF MAJOR EDWIN HENRY.

Washington: Judd & Detweiler, 1885. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title [as issued], stitched. 74pp, a clean text. Several extremity chips to blank margins of wrappers, else Very Good. Voorhees was U.S. Senator from Indiana at the time of this trial. He had been a Copperhead during the War... More

Price: $500.00

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