Folio. 18 leaves.
Jefferson was interested in establishing a colony in Africa for the colored people in the United States. On July 13, 1802,
in a letter to Rufus King, dated from Washington, he wrote: “
. . . but there being already such an establishment on that coast by the English Sierra Leone company, made for the express
purpose of colonizing civilized blacks to that country, it would seem better, by incorporating our emigrants with theirs,
to make one strong, rather than two weak, colonies. this would be the more desirable because the blacks settled at Sierra
Leone, having chiefly come from these states, would often recieve among those we should send, their acquaintances and relations
. . .
”
Letters from Jefferson on the same subject were written to John Lynch, January 21, 1811, to Jared Sparks on February 4, 1824, and to other correspondents.
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La Biblioteca. Lettera di Giovanni Fabbroni.
Modena.
1803.
6. FABBRONI,
Giovanni.
La Biblioteca Lettera di Giovanni Fabbroni uno dei XL della Società Italiana delle Scienze a Pompilio Pozzetti delle Scuole Pie Socio e Segretario della medesima. Inserita
nel Tomo XI. della suddetta Società.
In
Modena: presso
la Societa’ Tipografica, con approvazione,
mdccciii
. [1803.]
13 leaves. In this copy the margins of all leaves except the first have been cut down to fit in the volume. The lower margin
of the first leaf is folded to fit and has the author’s presentation inscription:
Al’ Egregio Presidente degli Stati Uniti di America Tommaso Jefferson invia questa debole produzione
Il suo rispettoso ed Antico Servo
Giovanni Fabbroni
di Firenze
Some corrections in the text by hand. On page 8 is a cancel slip pasted down.
Mémoire de la Société Italienne II, 92.
Giovanni Valentino Mattie Fabbroni, 1752-1822, Italian savant, was made conservateur of the Musée at Florence in 1789 when it was feared that its treasures
might be lost to the French.
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J. 208
S
t. Amand’s historical essay on parliament.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 104. no. 201, as above.
St. AMAND, George.
An Historical Essay on the legislative power of England. Wherein the origin of both Houses of Parliament, their antient constitution,
and the changes that have happen’d in the persons that compos’d them, with the occasions thereof, are related in a chronological
order. And many things concerning the English government, the antiquities of the laws of England, and the feudal law, are
occasionally illustrated, and explain’d. By George S
t. Amand, of the Inner Temple, Esq; . . .
London: printed for
Tho. Woodward,
m dcc xxv
. [1725.]
JN539 1725 .S2
First Edition. 8vo. 118 leaves, the last two for the publisher’s catalogue of books; list of errata at the end of the Index.
Old calf, repaired, gilt back. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
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