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181111392Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1811. 8vo. 10 pp. <br><br>This memorial requests relief in the settlement of the late Mad Anthony Wayne's accounts with the United States. Scarce: OCLC locates only four copies. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 24302. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; bottom right corners of first two leaves dog-eared. Title-page browned. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
1954253460Washington DC: GPO 1954. 71 parts in this series we are offering parts 1-16 45-71. Wraps shelf worn some oxidation along the top edge of the collection else in good condition. Investigates charges that Senator Joe McCarthy Chairman of Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and Subcommittee counsel Roy M. Cohn sought preferential treatment from Army for former Subcommittee consultant Private G. David Schine. Also investigates countercharges that Secretary of Army Robert T. Stevens and others brought these charges to discredit the Subcommittee investigation of communist infiltration of the Army.These are the famous "Army-McCarthy" hearings that undid the career of Senator McCarthy. GPO unknown books
181517854Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1815. 8vo. 89 pp. <br><br>Comprised mostly of letters from various leaders civil and military on the topic. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 36384. Removed from a nonce volume. Librarian's pencilled notation on title-page. A little toning light spotting and stains on bottom margins of a couple of leaves. Some pages trimmed shorter at outer margin. Very good. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
192274865Washington: GPO 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. This volume only of 2. 812p. Contemporary tan buckram. No Jacket. Not a proud chapter in American history. <br/><br/> GPO hardcover books
19106527Washington: GPO 1910. 136p. 1 illus. tables. half-bound in leather leather rubbed & worn marbled end papers first edition. Senate document no. 521. GPO unknown books
1955253379Washington: GPO 1955. volumes 1-8 ii1-1300 pp. some parts shelf worn else good condition. Harvey Matusow was an American Communist who became an informer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was paid to be a witness for a variety of anti-subversion bodies including the House Un-American Activities Committee before eventually recanting the bulk of his testimony. These activities led to his own perjury conviction and a prison sentence. His McCarthy era activities overshadowed his later work as an artist actor producer and our favorite working as a clown in New Mexico while living in a school bus. GPO unknown books
1952127862Washington: GPO 1952. Fourteen booklets the first one a substantial 412p. slightly worn wraps the remainder slender staplebound pamphlet format; generally very good. Testimony by and about teachers in public schools and universities suspected of Communist Party activities or sympathies. GPO unknown books
181711558Washington: William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 5 1 pp. <br><br>The beginning of the United States government's Indian removal policy. This resolution provides an appropriation of money to enable the President to carry out his authority to negotiate treaties with the Indian tribes residing east of the Mississippi with the goal of moving them west of that river. "42" printed at head of title. Government document: Senate document United States. Congress. Senate; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 42. Scarce: OCLC traces only three copies at Yale Penn Cambridge. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42485. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; edges a little darkened; foxed. Title-page rubber-stamped by the War Department Library. Chip at top margin of first leaf. Leaves separated. William A. Davis unknown books
1823262072Concord: Jacob B. Moore 1823. pamphlet. good. Commencing on the first Wednesday of June and ending the third day of July Anno Domini One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Three. 196pp. 8vo sewn page margins uncut and unopened light browning and foxing throughout. Concord: Jacob B. Moore 1823.<br/><br/> Jacob B. Moore unknown books
185636135Washington 1856. 184 1 pp. A good part of this report also deals with African and South American slave trade which was still brisk at this time. Removed from larger volume. VG unknown books
194046293Washington DC: U.S. Govt. Printing Office 1940. First Edition. 8vo pp. xxi 16207-17599 viii. Dark blue cloth three-quarter leather stamped in gilt. Marbled edges. Illustrated wtih photographs charts diagrams. Cover somewhat worn at edges but a VG tight copy. U.S. Govt. Printing Office unknown books
184712444Washington: Ritchie & Heiss printers 1847. 8vo. 127 pp. <br><br>The report begins ". the object of the petitioners is to permit the Tonawanda band of Indians to remain on the lands on which they now reside notwithstanding the provisions and stipulations of the treaty of the 20th of May 1842." Of interest are the accompanying documents containing hundreds of signatures in type of chiefs and warriors of the Seneca nation as well as Cayugas Oneidas Onondagas Tuscaroras etc. showing either the English names only the Indian names only with English translations or transliterations or both the English and Indian names. Also contains census figures of Indians on the several reservations in western New York. Government document: 29th Congress 2d Session. Senate. 156. Removed from a nonce volume; small hole in inner margin not touching text. First page with ink numeral in upper margin. Tear repaired to final leaf affecting a few letters but without loss of lettering. Ritchie & Heiss, printers unknown books
181523901Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1815. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>Congressional praise for the people of New Orleans during the Battle of New Orleans December 1814 January 1815 for "voluntarily affording the best accommodations in their power and giving the kindest attentions to the wounded not only of our own army but also to the wounded prisoners of a fallen though vindictive foe." Resolutions submitted by William Branch Giles. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 36410. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular. Leaves separating. Good condition. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
181511447Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1815. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>Congressional praise for the people of New Orleans during the Battle of New Orleans December 1814 January 1815 for "voluntarily affording the best accommodations in their power and giving the kindest attentions to the wounded not only of our own army but also to the wounded prisoners of a fallen though vindictive foe." Resolutions submitted by William Branch Giles. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 36410. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular. Leaves separating. Good condition. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
1963253466Washington DC: GPO 1963. 8 Parts complete run ii 1-629 i-v pp. some creasings and edge worn around staples else good condition. pt. 1. February 14 1963 -- pt. 2. July 13 and 14 1961 -- pt. 3. April 10 1962 -- pt. 4. April 3 1963 -- pt. 5. February 8 March 13 1963 -- pt. 6. Testimony of Lyle Stuart February 8 1963 -- pt. 7. Testimony of Sidney Lens February 15 1963 -- pt. 8. Testimony of Waldo Frank. March 8 1963. GPO unknown books
181511448Washington City: Pr. by Roger C. Weightman 1815. 8vo. 4 pp. <br><br>High praise for Comm. D.T. Patterson Ma.r Daniel Carmick and for the officers seamen and marines under their respective commands for the gallant and successful defense of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Resolutions submitted by Charles Tait. Scarce: OCLC locates only three copies. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 36409. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular. Very good condition. Pr. by Roger C. Weightman unknown books
1860WN559139Washingtion D.C.: Government Printing Office 1860. Original dark brown pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering and blind stamping of American eagle. Cloth is worn with chipped edges and spine ends faded lettering and overall rubbing and worn spots but remains very tight. Some foxing and staining on pre and postliminaries but interior not bad considering inferior quality paper. This is the bound copy of the official U.S.Senate Report of its inquiry into the invasion of Harper's Ferry by John Brown and his men. The Report was issued on June 15 1860. Laid in is a card about the book in fancy calligraphy. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Government Printing Office Hardcover books
3011Washington: U. S. Government 1869. . 8vo self wrappers Senate 2nd Session Miscellaneous Doc. No. 18 Washington: U. S. Government, 1869. unknown books
18491114Washington DC: Not Stated 1849. Special Session Notes. Pamphlet. Very good. Octavo 94pp. Unbound from original publication. Light toning throughout. Collection of speeches and letters relating to Steamboat navigation on the Ohio River. Not Stated unknown books
180024695Philadelphia: no publisher/printer 1800. 8vo 22 cm; 8.75'. 2 ff. <br><br>The petitioners are owners of land in the Mississippi Territory. Their claim to title they say is derived from Spanish land grants. They want Congress to pass an act confirming their title; however but the Committee finds the request conflicts with the act of Congress establishing Georgia's boundary the government for the Mississippi Territory and settling title to conflicting land claims. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Evans 38894; ESTC W25688. Removed from a nonce volume and with old stitching holes in the inner margins. Signature and other notes in ink on title. no publisher/printer unknown books
181711557Washington: William A. Davis 1817. 8vo. 5 1 pp. <br><br>The beginning of the United States government's Indian removal policy. This resolution provides an appropriation of money to enable the President to carry out his authority to negotiate treaties with the Indian tribes residing east of the Mississippi with the goal of moving them west of that river. "42" printed at head of title. Government document: Senate document United States. Congress. Senate; 14th Congress 2nd session no. 42. Scarce. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 42485. Removed from a nonce volume; gutter margin a little irregular; edges a little darkened; foxed. Title-page rubber-stamped by the War Department Library. William A. Davis unknown books
33255Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Senate Report #1 1871. Original cloth binding a bit worn else very good. Most of the volume concerns North Carolina. . Other hardcover books
185312666Washington 1853. 8vo. 216 pp.; 1 plt. <br><br>Report and testimony in the U. S. Senate on corruption within the Treasury Department specifically concerning a sale of contracts for the construction of light houses on the Pacific coast. The chairman of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into abuses bribery or fraud was Sam Houston. Given in a special session of the Senate March 22 1853. Government document: Special Session. Senate. Rep. Com. No. 1. Removed from a nonce volume; two holes in inner margin not touching. Very good. unknown books
18866521Washington DC: Govt. Printing Office 1886. First edition. Very Good. xxxiv602pp. Index. Cont. 1/2 brown morocco gilt over marbled boards some minor rubbing. "Senate. 50th Congress. 2d Session. Report No. 2707 and Views of Minority." The select committee authorizing this report consisted of Senators Platt chairman Cullom Jones of Nevada Coke and Blackburn. Govt. Printing Office hardcover books
2000184810Washington: U.S. G.P.O. 2000. Paperback. VG ex-lib copy All volumes have library stickers and stamps on spine rear inside rear cover title page bookblock. Blue paper wraps with silver lettering. 4 volumes xviii 3121 pages. "February 12 1999."/ "Under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate"--Title page verso./ Distributed to all depository libraries in paper./ Shipping list no.: 2001-0008-S./ Paged continuously./ Includes bibliographical references. U.S. G.P.O. paperback books
