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1791réf. 34638Philadelphia: John Fenno 1791. The journal of the Senate recorded during the third session of the first Congress and including its response to a State of the Union address by Washington detailing issues with public credit and the northwest frontier; sundry acts authorizing the President to discharge foreign debts; and "An Act Declaring the Consent of Congress that a New State be Formed within the Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Admitted into this Union by the name of the State of Kentucky." In all many important issues were settled in the discussions recorded here and many significant events in the nation's history are treated in depth. Folio. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards spine gilt leather labels. Lightly foxed. Ownership signature of James Hillhouse 1754-1832 a New Haven lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Congressman and later Senator. Very good. ESTC W20589. EVANS 23901. hardcover books
1790réf. 58060New York: John Fenno 1790. Senate Journal of the First Congress with Provenance This copy has a distinguished provenance bearing the ownership signature on the front free endpaper and again on a front fly leaf of Benjamin Huntington. Huntington 1736-1800 graduated Yale in 1761 became a lawyer and was a member of the Connecticut state House of Representatives for much of the 1770s serving as Speaker in 1778-79. He was a member of the Second Continental Congress and was elected to the first Congress of the United States as a pro-administration candidate in 1788. Huntington was also an ancestor of the famous collector and railroad tycoon Henry E. Huntington. The Senate journal of the second session of the first Congress. Many important issues were settled in the discussions recorded herein and many significant moments in the nation's history are treated in depth. Included are the first State of the Union Message discussions of state surrender of western lands notices of ratification of the Bill of Rights and discussions concerning the seat of government and Hamilton's fiscal proposals. There are two issues of this Senate journal: the earlier issue as in the case here has the final three pages misnumbered; in the latter issue the pagination error has been corrected and an errata added. A highly important journal describing some of the founding legislation of the United States with the provenance of a member of the first United States Congress. Folio. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards raised bands. Boards lightly stained and worn. Light even toning. Very good. EVANS 22982. ESTC W20579. hardcover books
1790réf. 34639New York: John Fenno 1790. Senate Journal of the First Congress The Senate journal of the second session of the first Congress. This is the first issue with the final leaves incorrectly numbered. Many important issues were settled in the discussions recorded herein and many significant moments in the nation's history are treated in depth. Included are the first State of the Union Message discussions of state surrender of western lands notices of ratification of the Bill of Rights and discussions concerning the seat of government and Hamilton's fiscal proposals. A highly important journal describing some of the founding legislation of the United States. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards rebacked in period style maroon gilt morocco label. Rubbed. Minor spotting and toning. Very good. ESTC W20579. EVANS 22982. hardcover books
