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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
