States of America. Published by Order of the United States Military Philosophical Society. By Alexander Macomb, Esq. Major in the United States Corps of Engineers, late Judge-Advocate on several special trials, M.U.S.M.P.S. &c. &c.
Charleston, (S.C.): Printed and published, for the author, by
J. Hoff,
1809.
UB843 .M3
First Edition. 8vo. 172 leaves.
Presentation binding of red morocco, gilt, lettered on the front cover:
Tho
s Jefferson Esq
r.
/
Late President /
of the United States. /
From the /
Author /; gilt back, marbled endpapers. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Presentation copy from the author to whom Jefferson wrote from Monticello on October 1, 1809: “
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Maj
r Macomb and returns his thanks for the copy of his treatise on Martial law which he was so kind as to send him, & which he
was pleased to see made public in so well digested a form. he has too long delayed this acknolegement from a desire to learn
to what place it should be directed; but has at length thought it best to send it through the medium of the War-office.
”
Alexander Macomb, 1782-1841, soldier, became eventually the senior major-general and commanding general of the United States. In the Preface
to this work he states that his treatise is
principally compiled from the very excellent Essay on Military Law, by the Honorable Alexander Fraser Tytler, formerly Judge-Advocate
of North Britain, published in 1800
.
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an Essay on the freedom of the press. by Hortensius.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 77, no. 133 [
in Law Pamphlets. 8vo]
[HAY,
George.]
An Essay on the Liberty of the Press. Respectfully inscribed to the Republican Printers throughout the United States. By Hortensius. [
An Essay on the Liberty of the Press, shewing, that the requisition of security for good behaviour from libellers, is perfectly
compatible with the Constitution and Laws of Virginia. By George Hay.
Richmond: Printed by
Samuel Pleasants, Junior,
1803.]
Philadelphia printed,
1799.
Richmond: Re-printed by
Samuel Pleasants, Junior,
1803.
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8vo. 2 parts in 1 with continuous signatures and separate pagination. 40 leaves: [ ]
4, B-K
4, the last a blank; pp. (1)-(30); (1)-(48).
Sabin 30997 (inaccurate entry).
Rebound in a half binding. Not initialled by Jefferson, who has written the name of the author beside the pseudonym on the
first title. Some leaves cut into at the head.
References to Jefferson occur on pages 5 and 6.
George Hay, 1765-1830, a native of Williamsburg, Virginia, was a lawyer by profession and a Jeffersonian republican in politics. On
becoming President, Jefferson appointed Hay United States Attorney for the District of Virginia in which capacity he conducted
the prosecution of Aaron Burr. He was one of the lawyers for Jefferson in the Batture case.
This is the
first edition of the second part of this work, which is addressed from Richmond, December 26, 1802, and August 1803.
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Bellew’s Richard II.
16
s.
. . . . 1 R.2.--23.R.2.
1815 Catalogue, page 80. no. 135, as above.
BELLEWE,
Richard.
Les Ans dv Roy Richard le Second collect’ ensembl’ hors de les Abridgments de Statham, Fitzherbert et Brooke per Richard Bellevve de Lincolns Inne. 1585.
