Item #27311 A LETTER TO WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, ESQUIRE, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY. John B. Davis.
A LETTER TO WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, ESQUIRE, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY.

A LETTER TO WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, ESQUIRE, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES, ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY.

Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1821. Disbound. 41, [1blank] pp. Scattered spotting. Good+. Signed at top margin, 'Hon. Rheuben H. Walworth M.C. Washington.' Walworth was a New York Congressman at this time.

A Massachusetts Whig closely allied with John Quincy Adams, Davis urges Congress to exercise its express constitutional power to enact a uniform bankruptcy law. Emphasizing the risks of commerce that well-meaning individuals must incur, Davis urges that those who fail be given the opportunity for a fresh start.
FIRST EDITION. BEAL 2484. Item #27311

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