Journal Of The Senate Of The United States Of America Being The First Session Of The Second Congress
$1,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
Contemporary sheep, gilt leather label. Font joint partially split. Small ink stamp on rear pastedown. Small blindstamp on titlepage and one internal leaf. An important early Congressional document, describing the actions of the Senate in late 1791 and early 1792, at the height of the Federalist / Anti-Federalist struggle. George Washington's address to Congress, printed here, contains an interesting note about the tax on distilled spirits. Protests to this tax
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