Delegates, and of the Speech of the Right Honourable Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, in the Cause between the City
of London and the Dissenters.
London: Printed for
T. Cadell, successor to Mr. Millar,
m.dcc.lxxi
. [1771]
16/1196
8vo. 154 leaves.
Old calf, gilt line borders on the sides. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Philip Furneaux, 1726-1783, English independent minister. The fourth volume of Blackstone’s
Commentaries
, in which nonconformity is treated as a crime, appeared in 1769. A pamphlet animadverting this opinion was immediately written
by Priestley, and in 1770 appeared the first edition of Furneaux’ work, followed in 1771 by this second edition with additional
material.
[1712]
J. 188
Not in the Manuscript Catalogue.
1815 Catalogue, page 66. no. 155, M’Calla’s works (sermons) 2 v. 8vo.
M’CALLA,
Daniel.
The Works of the Rev. Daniel M’Calla, D.D. Pastor of the Independent or Congregational Church, in the Parish of Christ’s Church, South-Carolina. In
Two volumes. To which is prefixed a Funeral Discourse, containing a sketch of the life and character of the author, by the Rev. William Hollinshead, D.D. Vol. I [-II].
Charleston (S. C.): Printed by
John Hoff,
1810.
BX7117 .M2
First Edition. 2 vol. 8vo. Vol. I, 222 leaves, including 14 pages with the list of subscribers’ names; vol. II, 222 leaves.
Sprague III, 321.
Not in Johnston.
Bound, probably for Jefferson, in tree calf, gilt ornaments on the back and red and green morocco labels for the title and
volume number, marbled endpapers; some leaves foxed. Initialled by Jefferson in both volumes at sig. I and T. With the Library
of Congress 1815 bookplate. Vol. II, pp. 421-429, 429-434, contains a vindication of Mr. Jefferson, in 2 numbers in the form
of letters to Messrs. Freneau and Paine, and signed
Amyntas, August, 1800.
The previous chapters, on
Federal Sedition and Anti-Democracy, signed
A Republican of ’76, November 1800, contain numerous references to Jefferson in connection with the opposition on religious grounds to his election to the Presidency.
Daniel M’Calla, 1748-1809, a native of Pennsylvania, and originally a Presbyterian, went to South Carolina about 1788, and became minister
of the Congregational Church in Christ’s Church Parish, near Charleston.
[1713]
J. 189
Not in the Manuscript Catalogue.
1815 Catalogue, page 68. no. 50, The Christian Panoply, by Watson and Paley, 12mo.
WATSON,
Richard.
Christian Panoply; containing an Apology for the Bible; in a series of letters, addressed to Thomas Paine, Author of a Book
entitled The Age of Reason, part the second. By R. Watson, D.D. F.R.S. Lord Bishop of Landaff, and Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge: An Address to scoffers
at Religion. By the same author: and a brief view of the historical evidences of Christianity. By William Paley, M.A. Arch deacon of Carlysle.
Shepherd’s-Town: Printed by
P. Rootes & C. Blagrove,
1797.
BT1100 .C5
