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Editore: A. and G. Way, Washington, DC, 1814
Da: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Good. Disbound, no covers. Lightly browned, slightly foxed. ; Document [29]. ; 19 pages.
Da: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc., South Orange, NJ, U.S.A.
Copia autografata
ALEXANDER J. DALLAS (1759-1817). Dallas was the first Reporter of Decisions of the United States Supreme Court from 1790-1800 and the sixth United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1814 to 1816. His daughter, Sophia Bache, married the grandson of Benjamin Franklin and his son, George Dallas, served as Vice President under James K. Polk. JOHN STEELE (1758-1827). Steele served as customs collector of Philadelphia from 1808 until shortly before his death. DS. 1 pg. 5" x 7". April 28, 1815. Treasury Department, Washington. A document signed by "A.J. Dallas" to "John Steele, Esq., Collector, Philadelphia": "Sir, I have received your letter of the 25. Instant. You will be pleased to pay Debentures with Treasury Notes". In the United States, a debenture is an unsecured corporate bond that does not have a line of income or piece of property to guarantee repayment. In urging these relatively risky investments to be supported by public treasury notes, Dallas is both expanding the use of government notes and increasing the risks placed on federal credit. As Secretary of the Treasury, Dallas sought to restabilize an American banking system that had been weakened by the end of the First Bank of the United States and the War of 1812. Thus, this letter provides valuable insight into the shift within the Democratic-Republican Party away from the decentralized anti-Hamiltonian banking policies championed by Jefferson, a shift that would culminate in the chartering of the Second Bank of the United States the year after this letter.
Editore: W. I. Clement, Strand, London, 1815
Da: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. Pamphlet, rebound in 3/4 leather over boards. 5th Printing, first printing in England. Listed in Howe's U.S. iana, D-25. The pamphlet attributed also to President Madison has 101 pages. Some spotting and foxing throughout the pages, but nothing serious. Nicely rebound in near fine++ condition. Very Scarce. = WE BOX AND SHIP ALL BOOKS WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. = WE HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING USED BOOKS FOR OVER 34 YEARS.
Editore: Washington, 1815
Da: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
72pp. Dbd. Tiny hole in titlepage, foxed. Otherwise very good. First issued the same year in Philadelphia. Long attack on England's culpability. HOWES D25. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 34518.
Editore: A. & G. Way, Printers, Washington, 1814
Da: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
1 vols. 8vo. 1 vols. 8vo. An important record of the war economics. Days after becoming the Secretary of the Treasury, Dallas was requested by the Committee of Ways and Means (letter from John W. Eppes) for suggestions on ways to sustain public credit and reduce the war debt and therefore the government embarrassment over it. Dallas' response was well received, he showed that the monies needed could not all be raised from taxes as previously planned, how there was a need for loans and treasury notes and he recommended the incorporation of a national bank. The President vetoed his plan, though the act to incorporate a national bank was passed in 1816 and the bank did a great deal towards helping re-establish the government credit. This pamphlet contains the text of Eppes' letter and Dallas' response with all his points and recommendations laid out. Document 10. Disbound, some browning and chipping, ex-library with markings and stamps, some short tears, not affecting text.
Editore: William Slade, Jun.,, Middlebury, Vermont:, 1815
Da: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. First Edition. Very good in early light brown leather (calf) covered boards with a more recently applied cloth back strip to the spine. The pages of the text block are rough cut and uniformly tanned with age. 59 pages of text. This title, although written without attribution, recognizes its authorship on the copyright page as Alexander J. Dallas. Dallas was the U.S. secretary of the treasury under James Madison. During his tenure as treasury secretary he realized that the War of 1812 was going to bankrupt the country so he took definitive steps to save the country financially by advocating the end of the war and recommending an increase of taxes. Considered "mildly scarce" by Howes. (Howes, D-25; only the Boston printing noted by Sabin, 18130).
Data di pubblicazione: 1815
Da: Joseph J. Felcone Inc., ABAA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
[DALLAS, ALEXANDER J.] An Exposition of the Causes and Character of the Late War between the United States and Great-Britain. Middlebury, Vt.: William Slade, Jun., July 4, 1815. 59 p. Removed. Very good. Dallas's explanation of the administration's actions during the War of 1812. S&S 34515; Howes D25; McCorison 1726.
Editore: Washington, 1816
Da: David M. Lesser, ABAA, Woodbridge, CT, U.S.A.
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Autograph letter signed by A.J. Dallas as Secretary of the Treasury, to the Collector of Machias, Maine. Single page, entirely in ink manuscript. Old folds, Very Good. Dallas [1759-1817] was President Madison's Secretary of the Treasury from October 1814 to October 1816. He died the following year. He had previously been Madison's Secretary of War, Reporter of Decisions for the United States Supreme Court, Acting Secretary of State, and U.S. Attorney for Eastern Pennsylvania. For O'Brien's [1744-1818] "fascinating life," as a Revolutionary War maritime hero and Maine public figure, see Cohen, 'Captain Jeremiah O'Brien: Maine Mariner,' 50 Maine Political History 79-107 [2016]. His "final major appointment came in 1811 when President James Madison named him Collector of Customs for the port of Machias. Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under President Madison, may have influenced this appointment.".
Editore: Philadelphia, 1795
Da: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
51pp. Half morocco and marbled boards. Old stamp on titlepage, else clean and very good. Dallas, an eminent Philadelphia lawyer, was secretary of the state of Pennsylvania when this tract was printed. He later became secretary of the Treasury under President Madison. Partaking of the rhetoric of the day, the author herein criticizes the treaty with Great Britain recently negotiated by John Jay, for conceding too much to the British and placing the economic interests of the United States at great risk. SABIN 23966. EVANS 28527. HOWES D26. TPL 6660.
Data di pubblicazione: 1795
Da: Joseph J. Felcone Inc., ABAA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
[DALLAS, ALEXANDER J.] Features of Mr. Jay's Treaty. To which is annexed A View of the Commerce of the United States, as it Stands at Present, and as it is Fixed by Mr. Jay's Treaty. Philadelphia: For Mathew Carey, by Lang & Ustick, 1795. 51 p. Uncut and in the original printed wrappers. Stitching gone, wrappers soiled and with a minor dampstain. A very nice copy. Dallas's criticism of the Jay Treaty. Evans 28527; Howes D26.
Editore: Concord, N.H., 1815
Da: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
108pp. 12mo. Original calf backed paper boards. Front board detached. Tanned, marginal dampstaining, else internally good. Published the same year as the first, Philadelphia edition. This popular work gives a long explanation of Great Britain's culpability. Howes notes that it is also attributed to President James Madison. HOWES D25. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 34514. SABIN 18309.
Editore: T. Bradford; Aurora Office; J. Ormrod; P. Byrne, Philadelphia, 1807
Da: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
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Cloth. Condizione: Very good. From the library of Founding Father and Anti-Federalist John Lansing, Jr., this is the first edition of Reports of Cases Ruled and Adjudged in the Courts of Pennsylvania, Before and Since the Revolution. This set by Alexander J. Dallas is the first p (illustratore). First Edition. Thick octavo, [four volumes], x, 494pp; iv, 480pp; 519pp; 472pp; each with indexes at rear. Bound in full tan buckram, title in gilt on red and black morocco labels affixed to spines. Solid text blocks, some wear to corners, partial losses to labels on spines. Some foxing to edges of endpapers, occasional creasing to some leaves, text remains legible. (Evans 22445) (Evans 33598) (Evans 35374) (Sabin 18313) (Shaw and Shoemaker 12384) Includes the bookplate of Frank H. Platt affixed to the front endpaper of each volume. Inscribed by John Lansing Jr. on the title page of Volume II and Volume III. Previous ownership inscription on title page of Volume IV. Includes an ink stamp from Lansing's grandson, John L. Sutherland, on Page 200 in Volume I and Volume IV. An incredibly unique set with numerous connections to early American legal history. Provenance: Lot 24, Freeman's Auctions, February 2024. John Lansing Jr. (1754-1829) was a prominent American statesman and Founding Father who played a crucial role in the early years of the United States. Born in Albany, New York, Lansing served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1785 to 1786, contributing to the drafting of the Articles of Confederation. He later attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787 but ultimately refused to sign the Constitution due to concerns about the centralization of power. Lansing went on to become a leading figure in New York politics, serving as Chancellor of the State of New York from 1801 to 1814. His dedication to preserving individual liberties and limiting government power left a lasting impact on the shaping of American constitutional principles. The author, Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817) was a prominent American lawyer, politician, and naval officer. He notably served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1814 to 1816, during a critical period that included the final stages of the War of 1812. Notable cases in these volumes include: Georgia v. Brailsford, Glass v. Sloop Betsy, Hylton v. United States, Chisholm v. George, and many more.