2. COXE,
Tench.
An Exposition of Some Facts relative to the Personal Conduct, and Business of the Office of Tench Coxe, Purveyor of Public Supplies.
Dec. 10, 1805. Without name of place or printer. [
Philadelphia]
First Edition. 8vo. 7 leaves; dated from Philadelphia, Dec. 7, 1805.
On the fly-leaf is an ALS by Tench Coxe, dated December 20, 1805, reading:
To the Editors of the
Aurora.
In consequence of your publication of Thursday the 19
th. instant, I enclose for insertion in your newspaper the repetition of all my late denials, that I used the operations of
my office to influence the Pennsylvania elections of 1804 or 1805, with which you have charged me. Entitled in common with
every fellow citizen to the freedom of the Press, particularly in explanation of official conduct, I send for publication
in the accusing newspaper, my defence exposition. It is contained in a little more than ten pages, and in less than three
quarters of a sheet . . .
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3. LINEN,
William.
A Narrative of Facts, as They Occurred; Pointing out the Corruptions practiced in the State Courts, of the City of Charleston,
South-Carolina. By Wm. Linen. To which is added a Song, in the form of a trial, and a Poem shewing what may naturally be expected, by the subscriber.
Charleston: Printed for the Author. [
1806.]
12mo. 12 leaves, 5 pages of verse at the end.
Sent to Jefferson on June 15, 1806, by the author, who wrote from Charleston, So: Carolina: “I take the liberty of addressing you on a subject, which is of great importance to the Citizens of these United States.--Altho
a stranger to you personally, but as I conceive that you are a lover of Public Justice as well as myself, emboldens me to
relate the following.--
"--I am sorry to inform you, that I had several actions in our State Courts, and after several years trouble in attending
on them, I coud get no satisfaction but that of defraud, in the room of protecting Justice: and the rights and priviledges
of the Juries are infring’d upon.--Inclos’d you will please accept of a Pamphlet of my production, where you will more clearly
see how I have been treated.--I some Months ago read in a News Paper, a production of Tho: Paine esq
e. mentioning the corruptions practised in several Courts; and as my case is similar to what he has wrote, I have taken the
Liberty of writing to him, and enclosing a Pamphlet for his perusal.--
"--As these are facts that cannot be controverted, I hope that the Pamphlet will be of that utillity to the community in general;
so as to bring about a reform of the Courts, a subject of such serious magnitude in a free Government as we style ourselves.”
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4. [WATSON,
John Fanning.]
8vo. 13 leaves, caption title, no title-page.
John Fanning Watson, 1779-1860, antiquary, publisher and financier, was the author of several historical and antiquarian books. This pamphlet
brings charges against
Wm. Simmons, esqr. the accountant of war, and John Smith, esqr. senator of the state of Ohio.
For a few years Watson had a book store and publishing business in Germantown, during which time Jefferson subscribed through
him to the
Edinburgh Review
and other periodicals.
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