Sowerby Catalogue Volume III : page 470

6. Coxe’s enquiry into the principles of a commercial system for the U.S. of America.

[COXE, Tench.]

An Enquiry into the Principles on which a Commercial System for the United States of America should be founded; to which are added some political observations connected with the Subject. Read before the Society for Political Enquiries, convened at the house of his Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esquire, in Philadelphia May 11th, 1787. [ Philadelphia:] Printed and sold by Robert Aitken, m.dcc.lxxxvii .

First Edition. 26 leaves in fours; the dedication to the Members of the Convention, assembled at Philadelphia, dated May 12th, 1787.

Sabin 17295.

Evans 20306.

Entered by Jefferson in his undated manuscript catalogue, without price.

This pamphlet was evidently sent by John B. Cutting, who has written on the title-page: by Tenche Coxe Esquire. Cutting wrote to Jefferson (in Paris) from London on July 11, 1788, and mentioned that “ if a good private opportunity occurs soon I will transmit to you a pamphlet or two lately written in various parts of the Union . . . ” This and the preceding entry may have been among those so submitted.

In the Jefferson Papers in the Library of Congress is a slip of paper with notes in Jefferson’s autograph, headed: Tench Cox’s enquiry into the principles of American commerce. The notes have references to eight pages in this work. At the foot are three notes referring to the Federal Farmer .

See the note to the previous entry.

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Tracts American, viz. sundry papers on commerce &c. of U.S. 8 ^vo.

1815 Catalogue, page 106. no. 354, Tracts, American, on the Commerce, &c. of the U.S. 8vo.

Eight tracts bound together in one volume, 8vo., in a half binding for Jefferson whose instructions to the binder are on the first page of the first tract. The back has the name Coxe lettered in ink and later labels lettered Miscellaneous / Pamphlets. / 1092. / With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplates.

AC901 .M5 Vol. 1092

The pamphlets are all in uncut condition, six are numbered in ink on the first pages, the last two unnumbered.

On the fly-leaf Jefferson has listed them thus:

Tracts American. viz.

Sundry papers & pamphlets by Tenche Coxe.

Observñs on the agriculture, manufactures & commerce of the US.

1. [COXE, Tench.]

Thoughts concerning the Bank of North America, with some facts relating to such establishments in other countries, respectfully submitted to the honorable The General Assembly of Pennsylvania, by one of their Constituents. Without name of place or printer, n.d. [ Philadelphia, 1787.]

9 leaves, with sig. B-C ⁴, D ¹, pagination irregular; caption title, no imprint.

Contains:

i.	Thoughts concerning the Bank of North America, as above; dated at the end December 6th, 1786.
ii.	Further Thoughts concerning the Bank, dated December 13th, 1786.
iii.	Maxims.
iv.	A Plan for encouraging Agriculture, undated.

Sabin 17305. Evans 20307.

On the first leaf Jefferson has written the name of the author by Tenche Coxe [sic], and instructions to the binder: half bound & lettered. Tracts. American.

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