First Edition. 32 leaves: A-H
4; the
Case ends on B
4 recto, page 15, and is signed in the Name and Behalf of the Council, by Robert Carter, President, and John Holloway, Speaker of the House of Burgesses. Williamsburg, June 28, 1732; on the next leaf begins
A Vindication of the representation of the case of the planters of tobacco in Virginia; made by the General Assembly of that
Colony
, with caption title.
Swem 821.
Clayton-Torrence 122.
Arents 673.
The
Vindication is attributed to Sir John Randolph; see the next tract.
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20.
A Reply to the vindication of the representation of the case of the planters of tobacco. in Virginia. In a letter to Sir J.
R. from the merchants or factors of London.
London: printed for
R. Charlton,
1733. (Price
one shilling.)
First Edition. 28 leaves.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Swem 4537.
Clayton-Torrence 123.
Arents 674.
A marginal note in ink, and a passage scored through on page 40.
The title of this work is authority for attributing the
Vindication to Sir John Randolph.
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21.
The Vintner and tobacconist’s advocate, being remarks upon, and a full answer to those scandalous papers published in The
Daily Courant, under the title of The Occasional Financer, and under the names of Carus and Meanwell.
London: printed for
T. Reynolds, (Price
1 s.)
m dcc xxxiii
. [1733.]
First Edition. 24 leaves, the advertisement on the last leaf dated from London, March 30, 1733.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Arents 684.
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J. 267
Tracts political. viz.........................................................................................
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Comparaison des ligues des Acheens, des Suisses & dese provinces unies...
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4
to.
De Lolme on the Union of Scotl
d. & Engl
d. & present situation of Ireland
......
}
1815 Catalogue, page 106. no. 392, Tracts, political, Sur les ligues des Acheens, des Suisses et des P. U. and De Lolme on
the Union, 12mo.
[
sic
--
Ed.
]
Two tracts bound together in one volume, 4to., French calf, sprinkled edges, marbled endpapers, silk bookmark; labels on the
back lettered
Political /
Pamphlets. /
Vol. 4. / With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
JA36 .P8 Vol. 4
On the flyleaf Jefferson has written the two titles as follows:
Comparaison des ligues des Acheens, des Suisses, et des provinces unies.
1. MEERMAN,
Jean de,
Seigneur.
Discours qui a remporté le prix de l’Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, de Paris sur la question proposée
en 1782: Comparer ensemble la Ligue des Achéens 280 ans avant J. C., celle des Suisses en 1307 de l’Ere Chrétienne, & la Ligue
des Provinces-Unies en 1579; développer les causes, l’origine, la nature & l’objet de ces Associations Politiques. Par J. de Meerman, seigneur de Dalem . . .
A
La Haye: chez Nicolas van Daalen,
m. d. cc. lxxxiv
. [1784.]
