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Sharpe’s declarñ of the people’s natural right.
1815 Catalogue, page 104. no. 235, Sharpe’s Declaration of the people’s natural rights, 8vo.
SHARP,
Granville.
A Declaration of the people’s natural right to a share in the legislature; which is the fundamental principle of the British
Constitution of State. By Granville Sharp . . .
London: printed for
B. White,
m.dcc.lxxiv
. [1774.]
DA507 1774 .S48
First Edition. 8vo. 12 leaves. Sig[.] G
4 is missing, but was probably a blank.
Contemporary tree calf. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Granville Sharp, 1735-1813, English scholar, pamphleteer and philanthropist. Sharp is best known for his work against slavery. It was he
who fought on behalf of James Somersett, q.v., and this first great victory in the struggle for the emancipation of the slaves
was due to him. This pamphlet was written on behalf of the colonists. Sharp was given an honorary LL.D. by Harvard, Providence
College, Rhode Island, and by William and Mary College at Williamsburg.
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Remembrancer.
14. vols
8
vo.
1775-1782.
1815 Catalogue, page 105. no. 244, The Remembrancer, 14 v 8vo, 1775-82.
The Remembrancer, or impartial repository of Public Events. The
third edition.
London: printed for
J. Almon,
m dcc lxxv
. [
1775-1782.]
E203 .R388, 386
14 vol. 8vo.
First Edition with the exception of vol. I; printed in double columns, engraved maps, printed tables, etc.
Original half russia, except vol. 11 and 12 (vol. 11 rebound in buckram, vol. 12 in half morocco). Initialled by Jefferson
at sig. I and T in each volume.
Loosely attached at the beginning of the first volume is a letter signed R. W. containing quotations from Lord Chatham on the Declaration of Independence.
Purchased from
N. G. Dufief, who wrote to Jefferson from Philadelphia on October 22, 1801: “J’ai remis suivant vos desirs à M
r. Barnes les livres dont vous m’avez envoyé la note--Le Remembrancer n’est pas celui dont il est fait mention dans mon Catalogue;
it
[
sic
--
Ed.
] étoit vendu lorsque je reçus l’honneur de la votre, d’ailleurs plusieurs des volumes avoient été endommagés ce que j’avois
oublié de mentioner.”
The Remembrancer, which was continued for three more volumes, until 1783 (the last 3 not in the Jefferson collection), was
edited by John Almon, 1737-1805, English bookseller and journalist. It contains reprints from newspaper and other articles of all published material
relating to the American Revolution.
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American gazette. N
o. 1.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 94. no. 242, as above.
The American Gazette. Being a collection of all the authentic addresses, memorials, letters, &c. which relate to the present
disputes between Great Britain and her Colonies. Containing also many original papers never before published. Number I. [-V.]
The
third edition.
London: printed for
G. Kearsly,
mdcclxviii [-mdcclxix]
. [1768-9.]
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