Reports of the trials of Colonel Aaron Burr, (late vice president of the United States,) for treason, and for a misdemeanor, in preparing the means of a military expedition against Mexico, a territory of the King of Spain, with whom the United States were at peace. In the Circuit court of the United States, held at the city of Richmond, in the district of Virginia, in the summer term of the year 1807. To which is added, an appendix, containing the arguments and evidence in support and defence of the motion afterwards made by the counsel for the United States, to commit A. Burr, H. Blannerhassett [sic] and I. Smith to be sent for trial to the state of Kentucky, for treason or misdemeanor, alleged to be committed there
March's actions for slander, and arbitrements. : The first, being a collection, under certain grounds and heads, of what words are actionable in the law, and what not: where an action de scandalis magnatum will lie: and of the nature of a libel. The other, a discourse, shewing what arbitrements are good in law, and what not: together with directions and presidents of conditions to perform awards, indentures of submission to awards, with covenants to perform the same; arbitrements of lands which the parties covenant to perform, or of debt, &c. upon submission by bond, and variety of pleadings therein. As also, certain quaeries, or doubtful cases, under proper titles, with the books cited pro & contra; very useful for all students in the law
The memorial and petition of the president and directors of the Chesapeak and Delaware Canal Company, to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. January 1, 1806
Proceedings of the manufacturers, mechanics, merchants, traders and others of the City and County of Philadelphia signers of the memorial to Congress asking for the return of the government deposites to the Bank of the United States : with a report of the delegates appointed to represent at Washington the views and wishes of the memorialists, and a statement of their interview with Andrew Jackson
The easy instructor : or, a new method of teaching sacred harmony : containing, I. the rudiments of music on an improved plan, wherein the naming and timing of the notes are familiarized to the weakest capacity, II. a choice collection of psalm tunes and anthems, from the most celebrated authors, with a number composed in Europe and America, entirely new, suited to all the metres sung in the different Churches in the United States
A narrative of the suppression by Col. Burr, of the history of the administration of John Adams, late President of the United States, written by John Wood ... To which is added a biography of Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States; and of General Hamilton: with strictures on the conduct of John Adams, and on the character of General C.C. Pinckney. Extracted verbatim from the suppressed history
Bound with Features of Mr. Jay's treaty. to which is annexed a view of the commerce of the United States, as it stands at present, and as it is fixed by Mr. Jay's treaty. Philadelphia: printed by Land & Ustick, for Mathew Carey, 1795. -- Report of the Commmittee of the House of Representatives of the United States appointed to prepare and report articles of impeachment against William Blount, a Senator of the United States.... Printed by John Fenno, Place and date not specified -- Instructions to the envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary from the United States of Ameridca, to the French Republic,.... Philadelphia: Printed by W. Ross in Locust Street...[1798].--.Message from the President of the United States, accompanying sundry papers relative to the affairs of the United States with the French Republic. 18 January,1799, published by order of the House of Representatives -- Message from the President of the United States, accompanying a report of the Secretary of State....Philadelphia: Printed by John Ward Fenno. 1700.--.Report of the Committee, to whom was referred, so much of the President's speech, as relates to a revision and amended of the judiciary system.1 May 1800, published by order of the House of Representatives
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Preface -- A narrative [of the suppression by Col. Burr of the history of the administration of John Adams] -- Biography of Mr. Jefferson -- Biography of Mr. Hamiltion -- Of General Washington -- Of Jonathan Dayton -- Of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney -- Quarrell at Trenton between Mr. Adams and his ministers.
A Digest of the laws of the United States of America : being a complete system, (alphabetically arranged) of all the public acts of Congress now in force-from the commencement of the federal government, to the end of the third session of the Fifth Congress, which terminated in March 1799, inclusive
Liber placitandi : a book of special pleadings, containing precedents of pleas in abatement, declarations, barrs, replications, rejoynders, demurrers, issues, and judgments, in the now most common and ordinary actions : viz., actions upon the case, actions upon statutes, account, covenant, debt, prohibitions, replevin, scire facias, and trespass : also the forms of entries in writs of error, utlaries, general issues, and judgments, intended for the benefit of the students of the common law, and for the use of practising clerks and attorneys : together with a table
Blackstone's Commentaries : with notes of reference, to the Constitution and laws, of the federal government of the United States, and of the Commonwealth of Virginia : in five volumes, with an appendix to each volume, containing short tracts upon such subjects as appeared necessary to form a connected view of the laws of Virginia, as a member of the federal union
Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small ... Robert Carr, printer,
Date of Publication
1803.
Physical Description
5 v. : geneal. tables (engravings) ; 22 cm (8vo)
Notes
"This edition by 'St. George Tucker ... ' follows the text of the ninth edition, London, 1783. It contains a selection of Christian's notes, marked with his name"--Eller, C.S. The William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library, 1938.
Pagination of the Commentaries is that of another edition.
Signatures: v. 1: [A]â´ B-4Gâ´; v. 2: [A]â´ B-4Fâ´ (4F4 blank); v. 3: pi² A-5Aâ´ 5B1, IV leaves of plates (3 folded); v. 4: pi² A-4Lâ´ [4M]1; v. 5: pi² A-4Gâ´ 5A-5Fâ´ 5G².
Errata: v. 1, leaf 4G4; v. 4, leaf [4M]1.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 350, 351, 352, 353, 354 as assigned by Yeates.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cohen, M.L. Bibliography of Early American law,
Eller, C.S. William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library,
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson,
The justices and constables assistant : being a general collection of forms of practice, interspersed with various observations and directions, together with a number of adjudged cases, relative to the offices of justice of the peace and constable : with an appendix, containing a variety of useful forms of conveyancing
