Speech of Mr. Burges, of Rhode Island, on the amendatory bills for relief of the survivors of the Revolutionary army

by Tristam Burges

$75 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

Washington, D.C. printed by Gales & Seaton, 1827. First edition, 8vo, pp. 31, 1 ; self-wrappers; stitched, as issued; some spotting and soiling; good or better. Burges served as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, professor of oratory and belles lettres at Brown University, and as a U.S. Congressman. Not in American Imprints; not in Bartlett although many of his other addresses are ; see Sabin 9235. Item #56682

• Binding: Wrappers

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