The Speeches at full length of Mr. Van Ness : Mr. Caines, the Attorney-general [Ambrose Spencer], Mr. Harrison, and General Hamilton, in the great cause of the people, against Harry Croswell, on an indictment for a libel on Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States
"This was an issue of traverse upon an indictment, found at the general sessions of the peace for the county of Columbia [N.Y.] ... and removed into the Supreme Court by Certiorari, and tried before his honor the Chief Justice, at the Circuit in Columbia ..." [p. [3].
Concerns request for a new trial.
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 600 as assigned by Yeates.
Hand-written eontents on flyleaf.
Bound with Trial of Thomas O. Selfridge...for killing Charles Austin,,,Boston: Russell and Cutler, 1807? - The trial of the boot & shoemakers of Philadelphia...Philadelphia: B. Graves, 1806 - A faithfull report of the trial of the cause of Philip I. Arcularius...New York: Bernard Dornin, 1807.-.A correct statement of the whole preliminary controversy between Tho. O. Selfridge and Benj. Austin...Charlestown: Samuel Etheridge, 1807.
A treatise on the revocation and republication of wills and testaments : together with tracts upon the law concerning baron and feme : including curtesy, dower, jointures, leases, settlements, separation, discontinuances, &c
by Publius, written in 1788 ; to which is added, Pacificus, on the Proclamation of neutrality, written in 1793 ; likewise, the Federal Constitution, with all the amendments ; in two volumes.
Edition
Revised and corrected.
Place of Publication
New-York
Publisher
Printed and sold by George F. Hopkins, at Washington's Head,
Date of Publication
1802.
Physical Description
2 v. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book numbers 470 and 471 as assigned by Yeates.
Edition statement transposed; precedes "in two volumes" on t.p.
On front of flyleaf: "Original Memorandum of Genl Hamilton, deposited by his Executors, in the public Library of New York, with his copy of the Federalist; Nos 2, 3,4, 5 were written by Mr. Jay; Nos 10, 14, 37 to 48 Inclusive by Mr. Madison; Nos 18, 19, 20 by Mr. Hamilton & Mr. Madison jointly; All the other Numbers were written by Mr. Hamilton [Extracted from the New Series of the Port Folio, Vol 4, no. 20, November 14 1807 page 310. Sub Finem]"
