74 leaves including the half-title. Dated at the end:
Paris, 30sh [sic]
december, 1803.
Presentation copy to Jefferson from the author, with his autograph inscription on the half-title:
for Thomas Jefferson President of the U S of America from the Author. A leaf of manuscript inserted at page 122.
Arthur O’Connor, 1763-1852, Irish rebel, went to France in 1803 after his release from prison, and was received by Napoleon as the accredited
agent of the Irish revolution during Emmet’s rebellion. In 1804 he was made a General of division and after his marriage to
Mademoiselle Condorcet became a naturalized French citizen. See also no. 2835 and 2851.
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J. 207
European pamphlets 1801-4.
4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page 97. no. 375, as above.
A collection of seven tracts bound together in one volume, 4to., half calf, labels on the back now lettered: Political / Pamphlets.
/ Vol. 5. / The tracts numbered serially on the titles. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
JA36 .P8 vol. 5
On the fly-leaf Jefferson has listed the tracts as follows:
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Convention of 1801. between Britain & Russia.
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Political state of Europe.
1803.
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Pieces Officielles relatives au Traité d’Amiens.
Paris. An.
XI.
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Lettre du Gen
l. Moreau au Premier Consul.
An.
XII.
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Report of a Committee on the Sierra Leone company.
1802.
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La Biblioteca. Lettera di Giovanni Fabbroni.
Modena.
1803.
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This volume was originally bound for Jefferson, the back lettered
European Pamphlets, 1801-1804, by John March in August 1805 (cost $1.00).
Convention of 1801. between Britain & Russia.
1.
Convention between his Britannick Majesty, and the Emperor of Russia. Signed at St. Petersburgh, the 5/17 June 1801. Published
by Authority.
London: printed by
A. Strahan,
1801.
10 leaves, the last a blank,
English and
French text printed in parallel columns; imprint repeated at the end.
Alexander I succeeded to the throne of Russia on March 24, 1801, after the assassination of Paul I; this treaty was signed less than
three months later.
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Political state of Europe.
1803.
2. [SINCLAIR,
Sir John.]
On the political state of Europe, drawn up for the consideration of a foreign statesman, in a high political situation. [
Edinburgh:]
Alex. Smellie, Printer. [
1803.]
3 leaves, caption title, no title-page, printer’s imprint at the end, paper watermarked with the date, 1803. Dated at the
end
25th December 1803.
Halkett and Laing IV, 258.
This is the second copy of this tract to appear in this catalogue; for the other see no. 2698 above. Both copies have the same small correction by the author.
Sir John Sinclair was in the habit of sending copies of his pamphlets and other works to Jefferson. Six months before the publication of this
tract, on June 30, 1803, Jefferson had written to thank Sinclair for “various publications recieved from time to time”. In view of the fact that he does not mention the name of the author in his list at the beginning of the book, it is impossible
to know whether Jefferson was aware of the authorship or not.
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