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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
171116824Cöln am Rhein / Schiffbeck bey Hamburg, 1711. Titel, 22 Bll., 5 w. Bll. Kart. m. Titelschild von alter Hand.
179738717Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno Printer to the Senate of the United States 1797. 175 1 blank iv 18 pp. Bound in contemporary half sheep chipped and blue paper-covered boards rear board nearly detached. Text lightly tanned Very Good. <br /> <br /> This document prints President Washington's Message "for the last time" to Congress in December 1796 summarizing "measures calculated to ensure a continuance of the friendship of the Indians and to preserve peace along the extent of our interior Frontier" as well as to "guard our advanced settlements from the predatory incursions of those unruly individuals who cannot be restrained by their Tribes." He reports on the implementation of the Treaty with England and on the boundary between the U.S. and the Floridas owned by Spain; urges "the gradual creation of a navy" development of American industry establishment of a National University and a Military Academy. <br /> Material is also considered on the southern and western boundaries of Georgia; ratification of the first ten amendments to the Constitution; inquiries on the proposed Eleventh Amendment immunizing States from suit without their consent; Vice-President Adams's farewell to the Senate before his installation as President; results of the 1796 election with electoral votes cast by each of the 16 States Tennessee Kentucky and Vermont having joined the Original Thirteen and announcement of the election of Adams and Thomas Jefferson as President and Vice President respectively. A comprehensive Index is included. <br /> FIRST EDITION. Evans 32971. ESTC W20585. Printed by John Fenno, Printer to the Senate of the United States unknown
179328977Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno 1793. 100pp. Folio. 13 1/2 x 8 inches. Contemporary marbled wrappers bound into 20th-century buckram gilt. Some dust-soiling. Wrappers chipped and backed on archival paper. Ink library stamp on verso of titlepage minor dampstaining and foxing. A rare and important Senate journal from the second session of the second Congress. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was passed in this session of the Senate and notice of President Washington signing it into law can be found on page 57. The second Senate also passed the Judiciary Act of 1793 further defining the structure of the judicial system of the fledgling nation. This second session of the Senate also passed legislation relating to compensation of the president and vice president the regulation of foreign coinage Indian trade and treaties and more.<br/> <br/> ESTC W20586; Evans 26333; Goodspeed 323:29. Printed by John Fenno unknown
179129115Philadelphia: John Fenno 1791. Folio. 12 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. 228pp. Contemporary sheep gilt leather label. Font joint partially split. Small ink stamp on rear pastedown. Small blindstamp on titlepage and one internal leaf.<br/> <br/> An important early Congressional document describing the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792 at the height of the Federalist / Anti-Federalist struggle.<br/> <br/> George Washington's address to Congress printed here contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses Ohio fisheries lighthouses the Mint and militias. Indexed. "First edition first issue of the rare journal containing numerous messages from Pres. Washington.official ratifications of the Bill of Rights the Presidential Succession Act debate and passage the establishment of the U.S. mint and coinage the first militia act and foundation Northwest Territory Acts." - Jenkins.<br/> <br/> Evans 24911; Jenkins 505; North American Imprints Program w020582. John Fenno unknown
17942107060010Philadelphia : Zachariah Poulson Junior no. 80 Chesnut-Street 1794. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Pennsylvania During Washington's Presidency Contains the Sessions from Dec. 2 1794 - Apr. 20 1795. Folio 31 cm. Bound in contemporary full sheep. Also includes the Report of the Register General Finances for 1794. 289 1 19 p. Lacks the first title page. Tear on p. 37-40. Scattered staining throughout. Evans 29289. Evans 29293. A small note says this book was from the estate of John W. Fisher North Heidelberg Berks Co. Pennsylvania. Philadelphia : Zachariah Poulson, Junior, no. 80, Chesnut-Street hardcover
179239905Philadelphia: John Fenno 1792. Folio. 228pp last page numbered '224' as issued. Original calf short separations at upper and lower corners of front board; hinge starting raised spine bands gilt-lettered morocco spine label. A clean and bright text with only minor occasional foxing. Very Good plus. Inscribed in ink on front free endpaper: "The Speaker of the House of Representatives Connecticut. recd August 8th 1792." With the initials probably of Thomas Seymour. <br /> <br /> "First edition first issue of the rare journal containing numerous messages from Pres. Washington.official ratifications of the Bill of Rights the Presidential Succession Act debate and passage the establishment of the U.S. mint and coinage the first militia act and foundation Northwest Territory Acts." Jenkins. State-by-State ratifications of the proposed Bill of Rights are reported at pages 11 Pennsylvania 30 and 69 Virginia and 98 Vermont with a Table of ratifications at page 217. <br /> President Washington's opening Message reports rapid subscriptions to the new Bank of the United States and focuses on "the defense and security of the Western Frontiers." He urges an Indian policy "corresponding with the mild principles of religion and philanthropy towards an unenlightened race of men;" recommends establishing postal services a Mint to cure "disorders in the existing currency" and a "uniformity in the weights and measures of the Country." <br /> Yeas and nays are recorded on a variety of important bills which are printed in the Journal with various amendments as they wend their way toward final approval or rejection. These include bills establishing the Mint including explicit instructions on the coins to be struck Post Offices and Post Roads the militia public lands weights and measures appropriations fisheries protection of the frontiers judicial procedures. Additionally the results of the first census with accompanying apportionment of representatives are printed and debated. Vice President Adams's Report on the reduction of the public debt is printed as are many other significant matters. <br /> FIRST EDITION. Evans 24911. III Jenkins 505. John Fenno unknown
17911912180040Philadelphia: John Fenno 1791. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Congress during the Washington Administration John Adams presiding Folio 32 x 20 cm 12 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. Bound in full contemporary sheepskin. Solid binding and cover. Inconsequential scrapes to the cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. 228 p. Marginal worming to 211 p. through the appendix doesn't effect text. Evans 24911. Includes an address by President George Washington a tax on distilled spirits a lead up to the Whiskey Rebellion acts that established the United States Mint the Post Office and the admission of Vermont as the 14th state. "First edition first issue of the rare journal containing numerous messages from Pres. Washington official ratifications of the Bill of Rights the Presidential Succession Act debate and passage the establishment of the U.S. mint and coinage the first militia act and foundation Northwest Territory Acts." - Jenkins 505. Philadelphia: John Fenno hardcover
17011611090047Washington D.C. : Printed by E. De Krafft 1817-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 487 1 pp. Modern brown buckram cloth red and black spine labels. Library bookplate light toning occasional spotting. An very good copy containing An Act to establish the flag of the United States which established the flag of the United States to have thirteen stripes and twenty white stars in a blue field with additional stars added for each newly admitted state into the Union. Washington [D.C.] : Printed by E. De Krafft hardcover
179161247Philadelphia:: Printed by John Fenno 1791. First edition. original full mottled sheep. Contents fine; boards a little warped; joints cracking; small losses to leather at corners. . Folio. Printed by John Fenno, hardcover
1790WRCAM34639New York: John Fenno 1790. 224pp. pp.222-224 misnumbered 122-124. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards rebacked in period style maroon gilt morocco label. Rubbed. Minor spotting and toning. Very good. The Senate journal of the second session of the first Congress. This is the first issue with the final leaves incorrectly numbered. Many important issues were settled in the discussions recorded herein and many significant moments in the nation's history are treated in depth. Included are the first State of the Union Message discussions of state surrender of western lands notices of ratification of the Bill of Rights and discussions concerning the seat of government and Hamilton's fiscal proposals. <br> <br> A highly important journal describing some of the founding legislation of the United States. ESTC W20579. EVANS 22982. John Fenno hardcover books
1790WRCAM35946New York: John Fenno 1790. 224pp. Folio. Three-quarter calf and marbled boards in antique style spine gilt leather label. Old unobtrusive library blindstamp on title. Light scattered foxing. Else very good. Second issue of the Senate journal of the second session of the first Congress with the pagination of the terminal leaves corrected and an errata added. Many important issues were settled in the discussions recorded herein and many significant moments in the nation's history are treated in depth. Included are the first State of the Union Message discussions of state surrender of western lands notices of ratification of the Bill of Rights and discussions of questions of the seat of government and Hamilton's fiscal proposals. <br> <br> A highly important journal describing some of the founding legislation of the United States. EVANS 22982. John Fenno hardcover books
1794WRCAM34630APhiladelphia: John Fenno 1794. Two volumes bound in one. 205; 11412pp. Folio. Contemporary sheep gilt morocco label. Boards rubbed. Minor scattered foxing. Very good. Two Senate journals of the Federal period. The first contains a notice from George Washington that the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France Edmund Genêt has been recalled. Despite repeated warnings from both Washington and Jefferson Genêt persisted in outfitting private United States ships for naval raids on British vessels ultimately resulting in his being recalled. The second contains addresses by George Washington and John Adams on the Whiskey Rebellion. With an appendix and index. EVANS 27911 29724. ESTC W20587 w020584. John Fenno hardcover books
1799WRCAM41661Philadelphia: John Fenno 1799. 3362xx pp. Modern beige paper spine and blue boards. Scattered soiling. Old institutional rubberstamp on verso of titlepage. Good. President Adams' Message and the Senate's response treat - in addition to relations with England and France - "the arts and calumnies of factious designing men" who "have excited open rebellion a second time in Pennsylvania." These unruly Keystoners "have openly resisted the law directing the valuation of houses and lands." Additionally the Journal has proceedings resulting from the death of George Washington including a letter to the Congress from Martha Washington. Much material also appears on Weights and Measures; the Mint; the Judiciary Act the attempt to repeal it provided the first test of Jefferson's strength in the following year; the Aurora and its publisher William Duane who were charged with having committed seditious libel; Connecticut's cession of the Western Reserve; sale of lands in the Northwest Territory. EVANS 38749. John Fenno hardcover books
1794WRCAM34630Philadelphia: John Fenno 1794. Two volumes bound in one. 205; 11412pp. Folio. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards spine gilt leather labels. Small hole in titlepage affecting a few letters of imprint. Light foxing and scattered toning. Very good. Two Senate journals of the Federal period. The first contains a notice from George Washington that the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France Edmund Genêt has been recalled. Despite repeated warnings from both Washington and Jefferson Genêt persisted in outfitting private United States ships for naval raids on British vessels ultimately resulting in his being recalled. The second contains addresses by George Washington and John Adams on the Whiskey Rebellion. With an appendix and index. EVANS 27911 29724. ESTC W20587 w020584. John Fenno hardcover books
1792WRCAM51234Philadelphia: John Fenno 1792. Two volumes bound in one. 228 misnumbered 224; 100pp. Folio. Contemporary sheep gilt leather label. Minor scattered foxing. Very good. An important pair of rare journals of the Senate from the Second Congress. These important early Congressional documents describe the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792 at the height of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist struggle. George Washington's address to Congress printed here contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses Ohio fisheries lighthouses the Mint and militias. "First edition first issue of the rare journal containing numerous messages from Pres. Washington.notifications of official ratifications of the Bill of Rights the Presidential Succession Act debate and passage the establishment of the U.S. mint and coinage the first militia act and foundation Northwest Territory Acts" - Jenkins. <br> <br> Bound with the first is the Senate journal from the second session of the Second Congress. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was passed in this session of the Senate. The second Senate also passed the Judiciary Act of 1793 further defining the structure of the judicial system of the fledgling nation. This second session of the Senate also passed legislation relating to compensation of the president and vice president the regulation of foreign coinage Indian trade and treaties and more. EVANS 24911 26333. GOODSPEED 323:29. ESTC W20586. ESTC W20582. JENKINS 505. John Fenno hardcover books
1799WRCAM41673Philadelphia: John Fenno 1799. 222vixiv pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards spine gilt leather label. Old institutional stamp on titlepage verso. Scattered light foxing. Very good. The Journal prints President Adams' Address to Congress of Dec. 8 1798 discussing at length the "alarming and destructive pestilence" which had prevented the assembling of the government at Philadelphia; and recommending that Congress pass public health measures by virtue of its power over interstate commerce to prevent a recurrence. Adams also discusses the quasi-War with France and the mischief-making by Spain among the southern Indians. The Blount impeachment trial Connecticut's cession of the Western Reserve the census the Non- Intercourse and Judiciary Acts the establishment of the Post Office are among the subjects treated. EVANS 36521. John Fenno hardcover books
1791WRCAM33180BPhiladelphia: John Fenno 1791. 228pp. Folio. Contemporary sheep gilt leather label. Noticeable edge wear front joint partially split. Early 20th-century bookplate on front pastedown small ink stamp on rear pastedown. Small embossed blindstamp on titlepage and one internal leaf. Otherwise clean internally. Very good. An important early Congressional document describing the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792 at the height of the Federalist-Anti-Federalist struggle. George Washington's address to Congress printed here contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses Ohio fisheries lighthouses the Mint and militias. Indexed. "First edition first issue of the rare journal containing numerous messages from Pres. Washington.official ratifications of the Bill of Rights the Presidential Succession Act debate and passage the establishment of the U.S. mint and coinage the first militia act and foundation Northwest Territory Acts" - Jenkins. EVANS 24911. ESTC W20582. JENKINS 505. John Fenno hardcover books
1793WRCAM29347Philadelphia: John Fenno 1793. 205pp. Folio. Modern three-quarter calf and boards gilt-stamped spine. Titlepage soiled laid down on archival paper. Scattered foxing. Very good. With a notice from George Washington that the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France Edmund Genêt has been recalled. Despite repeated warnings from both Washington and Jefferson Genêt persisted in outfitting private United States ships for naval raids on British vessels ultimately resulting in his being recalled. Other important issues addressed are the increasingly difficult trade environment with England and France at war and frontier Indian relations. EVANS 27911. ESTC W20584. John Fenno hardcover books
1793WRCAM49298Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno 1793. 100pp. Folio. Contemporary marbled wrappers bound into 20th-century buckram gilt. Minor edge wear some dust soiling. Wrappers chipped and backed on archival paper. Small repair at bottom edge small ink library stamp on verso of titlepage minor dampstaining to first few and last few leaves minor foxing a few bottom corners repaired. Good. A rare and important Senate journal from the second session of the second Congress. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was passed in this session of the Senate and notice of President Washington signing it into law can be found on page 57. The second Senate also passed the Judiciary Act of 1793 further defining the structure of the judicial system of the fledgling nation. This second session of the Senate also passed legislation relating to compensation of the president and vice president the regulation of foreign coinage Indian trade and treaties and more. EVANS 26333. GOODSPEED 323:29. ESTC W20586. Printed by John Fenno hardcover books
1791WRCAM33180Philadelphia: John Fenno 1791. 228pp. p.228 misnumbered 224 as in some copies. Folio. Contemporary sheep neatly rebacked in matching style gilt morocco label. Very good. An important early Congressional document describing the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792 at the height of the Federalist-Anti-Federalist struggle. As well George Washington's address to Congress printed here contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax would result in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Also contains important early legislation on frontier defenses Ohio fisheries lighthouses the Mint and militias. EVANS 24911. ESTC W20582. John Fenno unknown books
1797WRCAM29342Philadelphia: John Fenno 1797. 1151xvii1x pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Spine chipped near head and toe upper outer corner mildewed and heavily worn with loss to rear board occasional loss of page numbers. Minor dampstaining and contemporary annotations throughout bookplate on front pastedown institutional stamp on verso of titlepage. Despite deficiencies a fair copy. An important early congressional journal with several key addresses by John Adams and information on William Blount. With appendix and index. EVANS 32972. ESTC W20580. John Fenno hardcover books
1797WRCAM17879Philadelphia: John Fenno 1797. 175iv18pp. Gathered signatures stitched as issued. Tanned. Titlepage chipped with paper loss to upper fore-edge corner and lower margin text unaffected. Else very good in original state untrimmed. Acts covering land sales public debt military appropriations and other important issues of the early republic are settled and recorded herein. EVANS 32971. John Fenno unknown books
1791WRCAM34638Philadelphia: John Fenno 1791. 203pp. Folio. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards spine gilt leather labels. Lightly foxed. Ownership signature of James Hillhouse 1754-1832 a New Haven lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Congressman and later Senator. Very good. The journal of the Senate recorded during the third session of the first Congress and including its response to a State of the Union address by Washington detailing issues with public credit and the northwest frontier; sundry acts authorizing the President to discharge foreign debts; and "An Act Declaring the Consent of Congress that a New State be Formed within the Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Admitted into this Union by the name of the State of Kentucky." In all many important issues were settled in the discussions recorded here and many significant events in the nation's history are treated in depth. ESTC W20589. EVANS 23901. John Fenno hardcover books
17502121750 - relié - A Paris, Brocas & Aumont - MDCCL (1750) - Avec le Privilège du Roi, signé Carpot et Ballard - In-16 (15 x 8,5 cm) reliure pleine basane, quatre nerfs au dos avec caissons dorés et nom d'auteur "M. CICERO" - 491 pages + Index in fine non paginés + Privilège du Roi - Ouvrage intitulé Libri Rhetorici, numeris capitibusque distincti, & brevibus Argumentis per singula Capita illustrati - EN PAGE DE TITRE : Parisiis, Apud Viduam BROCAS & Dionysium-Joannem AUMONT, viâ Jacobæâ, sub signo Capitis Sancti Joannis. M. DCC L. Cum Permissu Regis - Texte en latin, excepté le Privilège, rédigé en ancien français
